Srinagar, May 26 -- Two girls, who are namesakes, claimed to have cracked the UPSC exam and asserted to have secured 18th rank.

Hailing from Madhya Pradesh, both named Ayasha with the same name and roll number claimed that they have cracked the exam as well as the final round of interviews and achieved the 18th rank. Families of both UPSC aspirants celebrated their successes.

Ayasha Fatima, who is the daughter of Nazeerduddin, hails from Dewas. The other Ayasha Makrani is a resident of Alirajpur and is the daughter of Saleemuddin.

Ayasha Makrani's family claimed that their daughter worked extremely hard on the UPSC exam and achieved 18th rank. They demanded that the matter be resolved at the earliest if not, they would approach the cou...