After Puja Khedkar, Former IAS Officer Abhishek Singh's Disability Claims Under Scanner: A Deep Dive into the Controversy
The controversy surrounding trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar's alleged use of fake disability certificates to secure her position in the prestigious civil service has cast a shadow over the integrity of the selection process. Amidst this turmoil, another former IAS officer, Abhishek Singh, has come under scrutiny for similar accusations. Singh, a 2011-batch officer who resigned in 2023 to pursue a career in acting, is facing allegations of falsely claiming a disability to gain an advantage in the highly competitive UPSC examination. The Unraveling of Abhishek Singh's Disability Claim The controversy surrounding Singh's disability claim gained momentum after his dance and gym videos went viral on social media platforms. These videos showed him performing physically demanding activities that seemingly contradicted his declared locomotor disability. The juxtaposition of his claimed disability and his apparent physical prowess raised serious questions about the authenticity of ...