Probationary IAS officer Pooja Khedkar, using beacon lights on an Audi A4, faced transfer from Pune to Washim due to reported misconduct. Pune collector Suhas Diwase detailed her actions, leading chief secretary Sujata Saunik to act on June 24
PUNE/NAGPUR: A 2023 batch
probationary IAS officer
, Pooja Khedkar, was transferred from Pune district
collector
's office to
Washim
on Monday, after videos of her private car - an
Audi
A4 - embellished with
red and blue beacon light
and "
Maharashtra Govt
" insignia, went viral on social media. Sources said she was transferred based on Pune collector's report that said Khedkar "sought special privileges, which were not allowed to an IAS probationary officer."
Sources told TOI that Pune collector Suhas Diwase's report to Maharashtra chief secretary Sujata Saunik on June 24 regarding Khedkar also mentioned that she seized the ante chamber of an additional collector, further compounding her misconduct.
Pune collector's report reveals misconduct including seizing an additional collector's chamber
Diwase's report said the use of
beacon
light and displaying "Maharashtra Govt" insignia on her private car were actions deemed inappropriate for her position, sources added.
While her
transfer
order cited administrative reasons, the chief secretary told TOI on Wednesday that the govt had acted on the collector's letter and transferred her to Washim.
Washim district collector Bhuvaneswari S confirmed that Khedkar has been posted at Washim collectorate.
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