Pooja Khedkar, a former IAS officer, faces allegations of submitting forged disability certificates to cheat in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2022. The Delhi High Court extended her interim arrest protection until October 4, 2024, as investigations suggest a larger conspiracy. Khedkar denies the charges and was discharged from the service on September 7.
The Delhi High Court today extended interim protection for former IAS probationary officer Pooja Khedkar by one week, requiring the Delhi Police to submit a new response to her counter-affidavit. Khedkar faces allegations of manipulating her identity to secure extra attempts in the UPSC examination, and the UPSC has filed a criminal case against her.