The development came three days after she received marching orders from the Pune Collectorate following an adverse report about her strange behaviour, demands that did not commensurate with her current status as an IAS-PO, "seizing" the office of a senior government official, as well as questions raised about her. OBC Caste Credentials-Creamy Layer.
In a brief interaction with the media in Washim, Pooja Khedkar, 31, appeared unfazed by the barrage of allegations against her and said that she is “not allowed to talk about anything” on the matter.
Khedkar, who is ranked 841 in the list of selected UPSC candidates of 2023, was posted to the Pune Collector as assistant test collector in March 2023 for the first two-year assignment which is not usually done in the hometown of he.
In the recent past, a Pune-based RTI activist, Vijay Kumbhar, made a series of allegations against the "aristocratic" Pooja Khedkar, her father Dilip K. Khedkar, a retired state government official, her wealth, alleged questionable documents and reports that they had threatened senior officials. officials with dire consequences if they did not extend official privileges that were beyond their rights.
Apparently with a penchant for flaunting his status, connections and wealth, as well as name-dropping, Khedkar rode around in his personal high-end Audi A4 on which he had unauthorizedly installed a red and blue flashing light, a sticker reading " Government of Maharashtra” and received a VIP registration number allegedly with the help of an external contractor.
She demanded -POs, "taking over" an office of a resident deputy collector at the Pune Collectorate, ordering the revenue assistant to provide her with letterhead, business cards, a nameplate, Indian badge, intercoms and other paraphernalia.
As murmurs and complaints against her mounted, Pune Collector Suhas Diwase last month sent a letter to the chief secretary, highlighting all the alleged irregularities perpetrated by Khedkar that eventually led to his transfer to Washim on June 8.
RTI activist Kumbhar has cited official records to show that Khedkar's parents, with an OBC non-creamy layer certificate, own huge assets, either individually or jointly, in different parts of the state, and that their Father, Dilip K. Khedkar, had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a candidate from Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, but trailed in the fourth position.
The family estate includes 110 acres of land violating the Agricultural Land Boundary Act, six commercial premises of 1.6 lakhs sq ft, seven floors including the post-Hiranandani complex in Powai (Mumbai), around one kg of jewelery of gold, diamonds, multiple bank accounts, a gold watch worth Rs 17 lakh and a Rado watch worth Rs 60,000, at least three foreign and one Indian branded cars, partnerships/properties in three companies, and Pooja Khedkar He also has properties allegedly worth Rs 17 million, according to Kumbhar.
As the issue became a major topic of discussion on social media, Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar assured that action will be taken against Pooja Khedkar for violating laws regarding use of government beacons and badges. Maharashtra in your private vehicle.
In a brief interaction with the media in Washim, Pooja Khedkar, 31, appeared unfazed by the barrage of allegations against her and said that she is “not allowed to talk about anything” on the matter.
Khedkar, who is ranked 841 in the list of selected UPSC candidates of 2023, was posted to the Pune Collector as assistant test collector in March 2023 for the first two-year assignment which is not usually done in the hometown of he.
In the recent past, a Pune-based RTI activist, Vijay Kumbhar, made a series of allegations against the "aristocratic" Pooja Khedkar, her father Dilip K. Khedkar, a retired state government official, her wealth, alleged questionable documents and reports that they had threatened senior officials. officials with dire consequences if they did not extend official privileges that were beyond their rights.
Apparently with a penchant for flaunting his status, connections and wealth, as well as name-dropping, Khedkar rode around in his personal high-end Audi A4 on which he had unauthorizedly installed a red and blue flashing light, a sticker reading " Government of Maharashtra” and received a VIP registration number allegedly with the help of an external contractor.
She demanded -POs, "taking over" an office of a resident deputy collector at the Pune Collectorate, ordering the revenue assistant to provide her with letterhead, business cards, a nameplate, Indian badge, intercoms and other paraphernalia.
As murmurs and complaints against her mounted, Pune Collector Suhas Diwase last month sent a letter to the chief secretary, highlighting all the alleged irregularities perpetrated by Khedkar that eventually led to his transfer to Washim on June 8.
RTI activist Kumbhar has cited official records to show that Khedkar's parents, with an OBC non-creamy layer certificate, own huge assets, either individually or jointly, in different parts of the state, and that their Father, Dilip K. Khedkar, had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a candidate from Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, but trailed in the fourth position.
The family estate includes 110 acres of land violating the Agricultural Land Boundary Act, six commercial premises of 1.6 lakhs sq ft, seven floors including the post-Hiranandani complex in Powai (Mumbai), around one kg of jewelery of gold, diamonds, multiple bank accounts, a gold watch worth Rs 17 lakh and a Rado watch worth Rs 60,000, at least three foreign and one Indian branded cars, partnerships/properties in three companies, and Pooja Khedkar He also has properties allegedly worth Rs 17 million, according to Kumbhar.
As the issue became a major topic of discussion on social media, Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar assured that action will be taken against Pooja Khedkar for violating laws regarding use of government beacons and badges. Maharashtra in your private vehicle.
