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IAS Puja Khedkar Row: Beleaguered Trainee Officer Missing For Last 5 Days, Fails To Report At Mussoorie Training Academy On July 23

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IAS Puja Khedkar Used OBC Quota To Get Admission In MBBS; ‘She Didn’t Submit Disability Certificate’, Claims College Director

Controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, accused of using fake disability and caste certificates to secure her selection, reportedly failed to report to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie by the scheduled deadline on Tuesday.

Following the controversy surrounding her selection, Khedkar was recalled to the academy, and her training program was suspended. She was instructed to report by July 23 to the LBSNAA, which is a training institution for civil servants.

On July 16, Maharashtra Additional Chief Secretary Nitin Gadre notified Puja Khedkar that her training period with the government had been terminated. Khedkar who remains missing since 5 days, neither reported to the academy nor responded to the letter.

DoPT Letter Recalling Puja Khedkar To Academy

“It has been decided that district training of Puja Khedkar, IAS 2023 batch, be kept on hold, and she be immediately recalled to the Academy for further necessary action. The state government is requested to relieve the probationer immediately and advise her to join the academy at the earliest, not later than July 23 under any circumstances,” the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) stated in a letter to the Maharashtra government.

Khedkar, a 2023-batch trainee IAS officer, faces allegations of misusing the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Persons With Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) quotas for her selection.

Delhi Police Books Khedkar Over False Information Submission

Additionally, the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has booked her for allegedly submitting false information to the UPSC to avail more attempts at the civil service exams than she was eligible for.

In response, the Centre has formed a single-member committee to scrutinize all documents submitted by Khedkar.

Khedkar Under Radar Since A Month

Khedkar came under scrutiny earlier this month after being transferred from Pune to Washim district following complaints of misconduct. These included the unauthorized use of a private car with a beacon light during her probation period and her demands for a separate office, an official vehicle, and staff — privileges she is not entitled to as a probationer.

The ongoing investigation and allegations against Khedkar raise serious concerns about the integrity of the selection process and the misuse of quotas intended to benefit genuinely disadvantaged individuals.

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Mumbai’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sudhakar Pathare, who was posted in the Port Zone, passed away in a road accident on Saturday.

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Pathare had visited Hyderabad for training. He was on his way to visit a temple with a relative when the accident occurred. Both Pathare and his relative lost their lives in the crash.

Mumbai Police have been informed about the incident.

More details are awaited.

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Order to demolish the tomb of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Baba in Mira Bhayander

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Mumbai: The state government has issued an order to demolish the four hundred year old dargah of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Peer Rahmatullah Alaih located in Mira Bhayander. Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation has sent a letter to the collector declaring this dargah illegal and ordered action against it. As the dargah is located on forest land, communalists had started demanding the demolition of the dargah. In the House, Darranjan Daukhre had also demanded action against the dargah, after which now the state government has ordered to run a bulldozer on the dargah. An order has also been issued to remove and demolish the dargah by May.

Dargah trustee Amjad Sheikh said that this dargah is ancient and this order is illegal in itself. In this case, communal forces had launched a campaign against the dargah, after which this order was issued.

There is a dargah on the beach and citing the threat of terrorist and illegal activities and the presence of terrorists here, there was a demand to demolish the dargah. The dargah is close to the sea and in such a situation, the threat of a terrorist attack on Mumbai from the sea has been expressed, while the dargah administration has clearly denied this and said that communal organizations are running their agenda against the dargah and there is no such threat. Muslims have opposed this decision of the government and Muslims have also expressed their displeasure and anger over it.

The trustee says that this dargah is ancient and earlier the collector and the municipal corporation had given a notice, after which the illegal shed and other premises were demolished here and the dargah administration has taken this action at its own level. Now an order has been issued to demolish the dargah itself.

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Haji Ali Dargah will be closed for pilgrims for a few hours on Eid due to rising sea level

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Mumbai: Due to rising sea level at Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, the dargah will be closed for pilgrims for a few hours on Eid. On March 31, the dargah will be closed for pilgrims from 12 noon to 3 pm. During this time, entry of pilgrims to the dargah will be restricted. The dargah will be closed on Tuesday, April 1 from 12:45 pm to 3:45 pm and on Wednesday, April 2 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

Therefore, we have appealed to the pilgrims not to gather at the dargah during these hours. This information has been released by Tahir, administrative officer of Haji Ali Dargah. Pilgrims visit Haji Ali Dargah on Eid-Basi and Tiwasi, but due to the rising water level of the sea, water gets accumulated on the way to the Dargah and entry to the Dargah is prohibited and the gate of the Dargah remains closed during these days, due to which there is a lot of crowd there. Therefore, pilgrims have been requested to come to the Dargah only at the scheduled time.

The police also remains vigilant at the Dargah during the rising sea level, as there is a crowd of pilgrims here during Eid and festivals. The Haji Ali Dargah administration has said that on the occasion of Eid, lakhs of pilgrims visit the Dargah of Haji Ali (RahmatullahAlaih). These pilgrims include pilgrims from the country and abroad, so the Dargah administration has also claimed special security arrangements on Eid. Spiritual scenes are also seen at Haji Ali Dargah during Eid prayers.

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