Strict action will be taken: Ajit Pawar on forging of CM Shinde's signature

A day after the office of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde found memorandums with his forged signatures and stamps Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar hinted at strict action against the culpritsLeader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar raised the issue in the Lower House on Thursday saying the issue of fake stamps of the CMO and forging of the chief ministers signature was seriousEarlier it was found out that a fake official was in the CMO for six months he said and demanded strict actionDeputy CM Pawar assured strict action in the case saying the government has taken a serious note of the matter and no person found guilty will be sparedAlso Read Mumbai Police EOW probes Sena UBT after forgery complaint by Shinde campSpeaking in the legislative assembly Ajit Pawar revealed ldquoThe officers and employees of Chief Ministers Secretariat have found that some memorandums with fake signatures and stamps of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde have come to the secretariat for processing This matter is serious and the state government has taken notice of it Mumbai Police has registered a First Information Report FIR An investigation is underway to ascertain who is behind this The matter will be thoroughly investigated and strict action will be taken against the culprits No one will be spared in this matterrdquoMeanwhile Mumbai Police on Wednesday registered a case against unidentified persons for allegedly forging the signature and stamp of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath ShindeThe forgery came to light due to the alertness of the staff of the Chief Ministers Office CMO after they received some memorandums suggesting certain actionsA complaint was lodged by the desk officer of the CMO this evening at Marine Drive police stationThe CMO receives memorandums and letters signed by the chief minister with remarks for further action The documents are registered with the postage section and the eoffice system before they are dispatched to the departments concerned the CMO saidRecently the CMO received 10 to 12 memorandums with forged signatures and stamps of the chief minister The chief minister took a serious note and directed the CMO to lodge a police complaintAccordingly the CMO desk officer approached the policeAn FIR was registered under sections 420 cheating 465 forgery 468 forgery for the purpose of cheating 471 using as genuine a forged document and 473 making or possessing a counterfeit seal of the Indian Penal Code against unidentified personsAt least 12 memorandums with the forged signature and stamp of the CM received by the CMO were about demanding funds and transfersAs the stamping on the memorandums is done at the CMO the desk officer observed that some memorandums were stamped which led to suspicion the police saidThe chief minister has also asked the staff to be more vigilant the CMO said