Dismissed trainee IAS officer Pooja KhedkarImage credit source: PTI
Former IAS trainee Pooja Khedkar was accused of submitting a fake disability certificate. A case has also been filed against him in this matter. The matter was heard in the Delhi High Court on Thursday. During the hearing, Pooja Khedkar said that she is ready to undergo her medical examination at AIIMS.
Pooja Khedkar is accused of cheating and wrongly availing benefits of Other Backward Class (OBC) and Disability quota. A court hearing was conducted on Thursday on his anticipatory bail application in this case.
During the hearing, the lawyer appearing on behalf of Pooja Khedkar said that he is ready to get her medical examined. Earlier he had said that he had changed his name. Now he is saying that the disability is fake, but he is ready to go to AIIMS to get the disability medically tested.
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During the hearing, Justice Subramaniam Prasad fixed the next hearing on September 26. The police have sought 10 more days from the court for further investigation. While the trial of the case continues, Khedkar will continue to have interim protection from arrest.
Pooja Khedkar has secret information
During the hearing, the Delhi Police counsel alleged that Pooja Khedkar had concealed a lot of information while appearing for the civil services exam.
Pooja Khedkar’s senior counsel said in her status report filed in the case, the police did not press for her custodial interrogation and there was no need anyway as the authorities had all the records available.
UPSC ban on Pooja Khedkar
Police said it was a conspiracy. The police insisted on taking him into custody as they needed to find the other persons involved.
On 31 July, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) canceled Pooja Khedkar’s candidature and barred her from the upcoming examinations. However, he has denied all the allegations.
UPSC and Delhi Police have demanded that Pooja Khedkar’s bail plea be rejected before her arrest. The Delhi Police has claimed that granting him any relief would hamper the investigation and the matter would have a huge impact on public confidence and the integrity of the civil services examination.
