- Trainee IAS officer Pooja Khedkar is facing allegations regarding the authenticity of her disability certificate submitted to the UPSC.
- Activists are demanding a thorough investigation into the origins and legitimacy of Khedkar’s disability certificate.
- Pooja Khedkar received a disability certificate from the Ahmednagar district hospital, which is now under scrutiny.
- Civil surgeon Sanjay Ghogare revealed that the hospital issued a visually impaired certificate to Khedkar in 2018, followed by an autism certificate in 2020.
- The hospital’s medical board combined these certificates in 2021 to issue a comprehensive disability certificate to Khedkar.
- A complaint has been filed to the disability commissioner, Pravin Puri, who confirmed that a high-level inquiry is being considered.
- Activists, including Aakash Kumbhar from the District Disabled Association, are demanding verification of certificates for all candidates who have passed the UPSC exam.
- Disabled persons and activists protested in front of the Pune Divyang Commissionerate on Saturday, demanding legal action if Khedkar’s certificate is found to be fraudulent.
- Questions are also being raised about Khedkar’s non-creamy layer certificate, given her father’s reported wealth of Rs 40 crore.
- Activists are questioning how Khedkar can be considered in the non-creamy layer category if her father’s wealth is so substantial.
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