The Central Government has formally dismissed Puja Khedkar, a former IAS trainee, from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) due to allegations of fraudulently passing the UPSC civil services examination.
Issuing order, it said “the Central Government discharges Ms Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar, IAS Probationer (MH:2023), from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) under Rule 12 of IAS (Probation) Rules, 1954, with immediate effect.”
Earlier on July 31, the UPSC revoked Khedkar’s candidacy and imposed a ban on her participation in any future examinations.
Khedkar, who was serving as a probationary IAS officer in Maharashtra, had her anticipatory bail plea contested by both the UPSC and Delhi Police.
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They argued that she had defrauded the Commission and the public, as she was ineligible to take the civil services exams in 2021 after having exhausted her attempts by 2020. Currently, Khedkar is on interim bail.
Meanwhile, the probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar recently landed herself in controversy, when she requested a separate office and an official car, as well as improperly used a beacon on her personal Audi. Thus, triggering outrage.
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