Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Delhi government, had said they need custodial interrogation of Khedkar to ascertain the identity of the middlemen involved in the alleged scam of preparing fake disability certificates for UPSC aspirants.Advocate Bina Madhavan, appearing for Khedkar, had said they have written to the probe agency about her willingness to cooperate in the investigation.On January 15, the top court gave Khedkar protection from arrest and sought the response of the Delhi government and the UPSC on her plea seeking anticipatory bail.Her counsel had earlier argued that the Delhi High Court made strong observations against Khedkar while dismissing her anticipatory bail plea.Khedkar is accused of misrepresenting information in her application for the 2022 UPSC civil services examination for availing reservation benefits.She had refuted all the allegations against her.While dismissing her anticipatory bail plea, the high court found a strong prima facie case against Khedkar and said an investigation was needed to unearth the “larger conspiracy” to manipulate the system, and allowing reprieve would adversely impact it.Khedkar was granted interim protection from arrest when the high court issued a notice on her anticipatory bail plea on August 12, 2024, which was extended from time to time.The UPSC initiated a series of actions against Khedkar, including lodging of a criminal case, for availing attempts in the civil services exam by faking her identity, while the Delhi Police lodged an FIR against her for various offences.
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