India, May 21 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) trainee officer Puja Khedkar, accused of forging documents to obtain eligibility for the 2022 civil services examination.

An apex court bench of justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma also directed Khedkar to cooperate in the probe into the cheating case, news agency PTI reported.

However, the counsel for the Delhi Police sternly opposed the anticipatory bail to Khedkar, citing non-cooperation from her in the investigation and stating that allegations against her were serious.

The top court asked as to what kind of a grave crime Khedkar has committed. "She is not a drug lord or a terrorist. She has not commi...