Faking her identity by way of changing her name, her father’s and mother’s name, photograph, signature, email ID, mobile number and address

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday, July 19, filed a case against IAS probationer Puja Khedkar and served a show cause notice for the cancellation of her candidature from the Civil Services Exam -2022 and to debar her from future exams. 

The commission, in a statement, said it had conducted a detailed and thorough investigation into the misdemeanor of Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar, a provisionally recommended candidate of the Civil Services Examination 2022. 

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From this investigation it has been revealed that she fraudulently availed attempts beyond the permissible limit under the examination rules by faking her identity by way of changing her name, her father’s and mother’s name, photograph, signature, her email ID, mobile number and address. 

“The UPSC initiated a series of actions against her, including criminal prosecution by filing a First Information Report (FIR) with the police authorities and has issued a show cause notice for cancellation of her candidature of the Civil Services Examination-2022 and debarment from future examinations, selections, in accordance with the rules of the Civil Services Examination-2022." said the statement.