The office of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde filed a police report after noticing that multiple memorandums presented to his office included counterfeit CM signatures and stamps.
The complaint, filed at the Marine Lines police station, stems from the discovery of 10 to 12 memorandums containing fraudulent signatures and stamps, reported PTI.
The report cited the statement from the Chief Minister`s Office (CMO), memorandums and letters requesting additional action are normally signed by the chief minister and accompanied by remarks. These documents are registered with the postal section and the e-office system before being forwarded to the appropriate departments.
In a statement posted on social media sites, the CMO said, “It has been pointed out that some of the statements received for action by the Chief Minister`s Secretariat have fake signatures and stamps of the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and a complaint has been lodged in this regard at the Marine Lines Police Station.”
मुख्यमंत्री सचिवालयाकडे कार्यवाहीसाठी आलेल्या काही निवेदनांवर मुख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde यांची बनावट स्वाक्षरी तसेच शिक्के असल्याचे निदर्शनास आले असून यासंदर्भात मरीन लाईन्स पोलीस ठाण्यात तक्रार करण्यात आली आहे.
मुख्यमंत्र्यांच्या स्वाक्षरीनिशी शेरे असलेली निवेदने व पत्र पुढील…
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) February 28, 2024
It further read, “Memorandums and letters with comments signed by the Chief Minister were received from all over the Chief Minister`s Secretariat for further action. These statements were recorded in the post office and were recorded in the e-office system and sent to the concerned administrative departments. The staff pointed out that the Chief Minister`s signature and seals on ten to twelve memorandums received by the Chief Minister`s Secretariat were suspicious and fake. The matter was brought to the notice of the seniors. The Chief Minister has taken a serious note of this and directed to file a complaint with the police immediately. A complaint has been filed at the Marine Lines Police Station and the police are investigating further.”
The CM expressed deep worry over the issue and directed the CMO to file an immediate police report. Furthermore, the CM advised office employees to exercise increased caution to prevent similar incidents in the future, the PTI report added.
“The chief minister has also given instructions to the office staff to work more vigilantly,” the statement read.
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