MUMBAI, Jul 10 : One Pooja Khedkar, a 2022 batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, allegedly submitted fake disability and Other Backward Class certificates to clear the civil services exam.
The claim came a day after the probationary IAS officer, who used her private Audi car with a red-blue beacon light and VIP number plate, was transferred from Pune to Washim following complaints of misuse of power.
It added that she has also submitted a mental illness certificate but in April 2022, she was asked to report at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi for verification of her disability certificate but she did not do so, citing some issue.
After joining as a probationary officer in Pune, Khedkar allegedly made several demands, including a VIP number plate for an Audi car, and placed a red beacon on the vehicle had made her popular.
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