In a fresh trouble for Puja Khedkar, a controversial trainee IAS officer, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials put up a notice of illegal encroachment at her residence. The development comes amid a probe against her over allegations of misuse of power and scrutiny for allegedly manipulating benefits under the physical disabilities category and OBC quota. Khedkar may be terminated, if.
.. Reports said that Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar may be terminated from service if found guilty.
All documents presented by her to secure her candidature in the civil services examination and then for selection in the service will be re-examined by a single-member committee constituted by the Centre on Thursday, reported PTI quoting sources. "The officer may be terminated from service if found guilty. She may face criminal charges also in case she is found to have misrepresented a fact or done any sort of manipulation in documents relied upon for her selection," a source said.
What is the controversy? Puja Khedkar, a 2023 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, is under probation and currently posted in her home cadre, Maharashtra. She is in the eye of a storm for placing a red beacon atop a private Audi (a luxury sedan) car used by her that also had 'Maharashtra Government' written on it. She is also accused of allegedly misusing the disability and Other Backward Class (OBC) quota to secure a position in the IAS.
Single member panel to probe The single-member probe.