– Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar has applied for anticipatory bail in a case involving fraudulent means to pass the UPSC examination
– She is accused of fraudulently availing reservations for OBC and disabled categories
– The Delhi court has reserved the order on her bail application
– The public prosecutor argues for custodial interrogation, claiming she used fraudulent means to pass the exam
– The UPSC counsel questions the commission’s failure to detect the fraud
– Ms. Khedkar’s counsel denies the allegations, claiming she is being targeted after lodging a harassment complaint
– The court will pronounce the order on her bail application on August 1