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Odisha police summon ex-IAS officer V.K. Pandian over missing inquiry reports

Odisha police summon ex-IAS officer V.K. Pandian over missing inquiry reports

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Odisha Police have summoned former IAS officer V.K. Pandian for questioning in connection with the alleged disappearance of two inquiry commission reports related to the 2008 killing of Hindu leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and the 2016 SUM Hospital fire in Bhubaneswar from the chief minister’s office, officials said on Wednesday. V.K. Pandian, a 2000-batch IAS officer, served as private secretary to former chief minister Naveen Patnaik before taking voluntary retirement from the civil services The Capital Police station in Bhubaneswar issued a notice directing Pandian to appear before the assistant commissioner of police, Zone-I, at 11 am on July 25, according to the notice. Pandian, a 2000-batch IAS officer, served as private secretary to former chief minister Naveen Patnaik before taking voluntary retirement from the civil services. He later joined the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ahead of the 2024 national and state elections but withdrew from active politics after the party’s electoral defeat. The summons is part of a widening probe into the disappearance of the Justice A.S. Naidu Commission report on the 2008 …

‘Not A Drug Lord, Terrorist Or Murderer’: SC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Ex-IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar

‘Not A Drug Lord, Terrorist Or Murderer’: SC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Ex-IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar

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Last Updated:May 21, 2025, 14:02 IST A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma directed Khedkar to cooperate in the probe IAS probationer Puja Khedkar is accused of forging documents and falsifying facts to gain extra attempts in CSE 2022. (File Photo) The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who faces allegations of cheating and unlawfully availing OBC and disability quota benefits to clear the civil services exam. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma, while granting her relief, directed Khedkar to fully cooperate with the ongoing investigation. Observing the nature of the case, the bench noted that Khedkar is neither a “drug lord, terrorist, nor murderer,” and remarked that she has already “lost everything.” “What is the grave crime she has committed? She is not a drug lord or a terrorist. She has not committed 302 (murder). She is not an NDPS offender. You should have a system or a software. You complete the investigation. She has lost everything and …

Supreme Court grants ex-IAS trainee Puja Khedkar interim protection from arrest | India News

Supreme Court grants ex-IAS trainee Puja Khedkar interim protection from arrest | India News

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to former IAS trainee Puja Khedkar, accused of fraudulently clearing the civil services examination held by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Issuing a notice on her appeal challenging the Delhi High Court order denying her anticipatory bail, a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that no coercive steps be taken against her until the next date of hearing. The notice is returnable by February 14. Justice Nagarathna told senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, who appeared for Khedkar, what the apprehension was when nothing had happened to her so far. Luthra responded that the high court had made some strong remarks and that it would complicate matters for her if the case goes to trial. When the bench asked what Khedkar was doing now, Luthra said she had lost her job and was pursuing legal remedies. Khedkar has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing of OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services exam. She has denied all allegations. …

Denied Bail, Ex-IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar Approaches Supreme Court

Denied Bail, Ex-IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar Approaches Supreme Court

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New Delhi: Former IAS Trainee officer Puja Khedkar, who made headlines last year over claims that she lied about disabilities, changed her surname and forged a backward class certificate to clear the civil services exam, has approached the Supreme Court against a Delhi High Court order denying her anticipatory bail.  In strong comments while turning down her petition in December, the High Court had said the charges against her, which include forgery and cheating, are a “classic example of fraud committed not only against an authority but also the nation at large”. The court said her intentions seemed to be to dupe authorities and that “her steps (were) part of a larger conspiracy”. Ms Khedkar, it observed, is “unfit for appointment”. “Conduct of the petitioner was purely driven with a motive to dupe the complainant UPSC, or the Union Public Service Commission, and all documents allegedly forged by her were done to reap benefits of schemes meant for (disadvantaged) groups of the society,” the bench said.  In her petition before the Supreme Court, Ms Khedkar …

Deplorable, says Supreme Court on ED’s haste in arresting ex-IAS officer in Chhattisgarh | Latest News India

Deplorable, says Supreme Court on ED’s haste in arresting ex-IAS officer in Chhattisgarh | Latest News India

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) haste to arrest former IAS officer Anil Tuteja in the Chhattisgarh liquor case was “deplorable” and the agency a day to explain what additional material was available to register a fresh case on April 11, just three days after the earlier ED case against Tuteja was quashed by the top court. The top court also told ED to be prepared to defend the maintainability of the fresh case filed by ED on April 11 this year three days after the court set aside the proceedings against Tuteja (REUTERS FILE PHOTO) Hearing a petition filed by Tuteja and another co-accused Anwar Dhebar challenging their arrest, a bench headed by justice Abhay S Oka said, “It is deplorable. How can you arrest a person in the middle of the night. What is this happening, was it so urgent. You could have called him the next day. He was not some terrorist who would go in with bombs.” The bench, also comprising justice AG Masih, posted …

A former cop, an ex-IAS officer give NC hope in two Kashmir seats | Political Pulse News

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At the “war room” of National Conference (NC) candidate Javaid Reyaz Bedar, a map delineates the Pattan Assembly constituency, its every village, with datasets showing the voting pattern and figures of the polling stations during the Lok Sabha election. Separately, a team of workers keeps track of Bedar’s social media campaign. A former police officer, Bedar is up against Shia cleric Imran Raza Ansari, the sitting MLA from Pattan, whose family has long had complete hold over the Assembly seat. Now, as the North Kashmir constituency gears up to vote Tuesday, Bedar is the first formidable challenge to that domination. The first in the family to represent the Pattan seat was Ansari’s father Iftikhar Ansari, who won on the Congress ticket in 1983. In 1987, another Shia leader, Aga Mehmood, won from Pattan, but the seat was wrested back by Iftikhar Ansari in 1996 as a Congress candidate. Iftikhar then moved to the NC, but again won Pattan, in 2002. In 2006, he shifted to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and this time lost the …

UP: 2 helpers among 3 held for killing ex-IAS officer’s wife | Lucknow News

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TWO DAYS after the murder  of a 71-year-old woman – wife of a retired IAS officer –  at her residence in the Indra Nagar area, the Lucknow police on Tuesday arrested three persons, including two of the victim’s employees. Police said the accused killed the woman during a robbery. Police identified the arrested persons as Ravi Yadav (23), his brother Akhilesh (27) and their accomplice Ranjeet (27), all residents of Lucknow. Joint Commissioner of Police (Lucknow) Akash Kulhary said Ravi and Akhilesh had been working at the victim’s house as helpers for the past several years. Ranjeet is a labourer. Police said that Akhilesh suffered a gunshot injury on his right leg during an exchange of fire with the police and is stable after treatment. Akhilesh was injured when he attempted to escape after firing at the police and the police also opened fire in response, officers claimed. Police claimed to have recovered stolen jewellery worth around Rs 1 crore as well as foreign currency from their possession. A screwdriver and a two-wheeler allegedly used …

Afternoon briefing: Sunita Kejriwal to attend INDIA bloc’s rally in Ranchi; why ED arrested ex-IAS Anil Tuteja, and more | Latest News India

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Leaders from 14 political parties, including Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, RJD’s Lalu Prasad, NC’s Farooq Abdullah, SP’s Akhilesh Yadav, and Sunita Kejriwal, wife of jailed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, are set to participate in opposition INDIA bloc’s ‘Ulgulan Nyay rally’ scheduled in Jharkhand’s Ranchi on Sunday, April 21. In what could be seen as an INDIA bloc’s ‘show of strength’, the rally will be led by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in Ranchi’s Prabhat Tara ground. Dig Deeper Sunita Kejriwal, wife of jailed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal(File photo) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Anil Tuteja in its fresh money laundering probe into the alleged corruption in Chhattisgarh liquor industry, people familiar with the development said on Sunday. Tuteja and his son, Yash, were called for questioning by the agency at its Raipur office on Saturday late evening. “The former IAS officer has been arrested under the prevention of money laundering act (PMLA),” said an official who did not want to be named. Dig Deeper HT launches …

Ex-IAS Navneet Kumar Sehgal appointed as Prasar Bharati chairperson | Latest News India

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New Delhi: Retired bureaucrat Navneet Kumar Sehgal has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Prasar Bharati Board. The post had been vacant for four years after A Surya Prakash, who retired in February 2020 after turning 70, the upper limit age for the post. Retired IAS office Navneet Kumar Sehgal took charge as the new chairman of Prasar Bharati Board (Twitter Photo) “The President, on the recommendation of the selection committee, is pleased to appoint Shri Navneet Kumar Sehgal, IAS (retd) as the chairman of the Prasar Bharati Board with effect from the date of his assuming charge of the post for a term of three years or until he attains the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier,” the order by the ministry of information and broadcasting dated 15 March said. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday chaired a meeting to appoint the chairman of the nation’s public broadcaster. Present at the meeting were Press Council of India chairperson retired Justice …