Khedkar recently came under the spotlight when she was transferred from Pune to Washim district before the completion of her training after kicking up controversy with demands such as a separate cabin and staff.After learning about the conduct of the 32-year-old probationary IAS officer, the Navi Mumbai police communicated with the Pune collector’s office and a senior home department employee, the official said.On the advice of the home department official, DCP Pansare sent a two-page report on the alleged phone call to Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik, who holds the additional charge of the home department, through Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Milind Bharambe, he said.Besides her conduct at the Pune collector’s office, there are also allegations that Khedkar misused the disability provision and Other Backward Class quota to secure a position in the elite Indian Administrative Services (IAS).Meanwhile, the Centre on Thursday constituted a single-member committee “to verify the candidature” of the 2023-batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre.In a statement, the Centre said the probe would be conducted by an additional secretary-rank officer to verify the claims over Khedkar’s candidature and other details.
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