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Mumbai/Pune: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has directed the Maharashtra government to examine IAS trainee Puja Khedkars caste and disability certificates amid allegations that she used fraudulent means to secure a position in the civil service, even as the probationary officer said the truth will come out after she testifies before a central committee formed to probe the case.ar..
According to people aware of the matter, in a letter to the state government on July 12, UPSC, which conducts examinations for appointment to the services, also sought papers pertaining to the alleged divorce of Pujas parents, after the 34-year-old claimed she was not aware of her fathers income before seeking benefits under the OBC quota..
Investigations into Khedkar have revealed that she had sought multiple disability certificates to enter service, one of which was rejected..
Dr Sanjay Ghogare, civil surgeon at the Ahmednagar district hospital, said, The disability certificates issued to Puja from our offices are original..
Puja had also applied for another locomotor disability certificate at the Aundh government hospital, which was rejected because she had already applied for disability certificates at YCMH, said Dr Nagnath Yempalle, civil surgeon at the Aundh government hospital..
