Pune: The IAS officer was arrested on Saturday morning from his Thore residence because of his involvement in the 2019 teacher’s feasibility test of malpractice cases.
A team led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber) Bhagyashri Navatake, Inspector DS Hake, and Inspector Kumar Ghadge arrested the officer, Sushil Dadarao Khodwekkar (43), from Thane.
He was produced in front of the City Court on Saturday afternoon, which stopped him in police custody until January 31.
Commissioner Pune Police (CP) Amitabh Gupta, “Before making an arrest, his role in this case was verified.” According to Pune Polis, Khodwekar is currently posted with the State Department of Agriculture as Deputy Secretary in Mumbai.
He served as Deputy Secretary with the Ministry of Education between June 2019 and November 2020 in Mumbai.
IAS officers at Zatich 2011, Khodwekar came from Parali in Bed District.
Khodwekar also served in Parbhani Zilla Parishad, Nanded Waghala City Municipal Corporation and held several other important government portfolios.
The probe into Tet 2019, which was held in January 2020, so far revealed that the sign of 7,800 candidates, which failed or did not secure sufficient scores, manipulated in exchange for money to declare they qualify for teacher work in the state.
company.
Police said some of the suspects again in this case will soon be arrested.
In November and December 2021, the Cyber ​​police arrested the State Examination Board of Maharashtra (MSCE) of Ubaram Supe, former Commissioner of MSCE Sukhdeo Dere (61), Director of Software GA Pritish Deshmukh, former manager of the software company GA Ashwin Kumar (49) ), Consultants for the Department of Education Abhishekh Savarikar and others in this case.
Dere was arrested after the police learned during the Supe Custodian interrogation of malpractice in the 2018 exam.
During Supe’s interrogation, it was revealed that Savarikar had made a list of more than 300 candidates and turned it on to Khodwekar.
The last then gave it to Supe.
“Khodwekar then investigated Supe, ordered by the government.
Taking profit, Khodwekar pressurized Supe to support the candidates mentioned in the list provided by Savarikar.
All of this is done on monetary benefits,” police said.
A senior police officer said, “The software company is not checked by the government after several malpractices appear.
But Khodwekar likes the company and gives it a job to do tet.
The probe on this revelation is on.”