Delhi High Court Denied Bail To Former IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar!

Delhi High Court Denied Bail To Former IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar

Delhi’s High Court has recently rejected a bail application by former IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar who has recently came into the media limelight for alleged perjury that she is  physically and mentally challenged, changing names and surnames during the Civil Services examination and a forged OBC certificate.

The court said her intensions, on the face of it, were to deceive the authorities. The charges against her involving forgery and cheating are a “classic example of fraud committed not only by an authority but also the nation at large”, the court ruled on Monday afternoon.

"Conduct of the petitioner was purely driven with a motive to dupe the complainant UPSC, or the Union Public Service Commission, and all documents allegedly forged by her were done to reap benefits of schemes meant for the (disadvantaged) groups of the society," the court said.

"The investigation in the present case, as per material available on the record, prima facie reveals the petitioner is not a fit candidate to avail benefits meant for disadvantaged groups..."

On August 1 a city court had rejected her plea.

She also claimed only her middle name had been altered and argued "therefore, there is no truth in the allegation that there has been a major change in my name". "UPSC verified my identity through biometric data... did not find my documents (to be) fake or incorrect..." she argued.

In early September the union government sacked Ms Khedkar, who has denied all charges against her and claimed that she is being targeted since she filed a sexual harassment against her senior.

This was a month after UPSC cancelled her selection. 

Later it came to light that her father, a former Maharashtra government officer, had property of ₹ 40 crore and she did not qualify for the OBC tag.