In her appeal, Khedkar stated that she belongs to the Vanjari community, which falls under the OBC category, and possesses an OBC certificate issued by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Pathravi, District Ahmednagar. She further explained that from 2012 to 2017, she took five attempts at the UPSC Civil Services Examination as an OBC candidate. However, after the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, came into effect, she became eligible to appear as a PwBD candidate and did so from 2018 onward.She also alleged that while she was posted in Pune, she was sexually harassed by Suhas Divase, the District Collector of Pune. “That the Petitioner complained against the District Collector to the Chief Secretary. Meanwhile, Divase submitted a report to the Additional Chief Secretary regarding Petitioner’s seating arrangements, use of a private vehicle, and recommended her transfer from Pune. This report was also circulated widely on social media, harming the goodwill of the petitioner,” she said in her appeal.
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