Government clerk fakes CMO letter for promotion

A government employee allegedly forged the signature, seal and letterhead of the officer on special duty to the chief minister to seek promotion.

Muniyappa, a second division assistant (SDA) in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), is accused of forging a recommendation letter and sending it to the commissioner of the staff selection committee on April 13 for promotion to junior assistant.

The letter was written in the name of B N Krishnaiah, a former IAS officer now working as special duty officer to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. After receiving the letter, MUDA officials contacted the chief minister’s home office for confirmation and came across the fraud. Krishnaiah filed a complaint at the High Grounds police station. A case of forgery and cheating was registered. Police are on the lookout for Muniyappa.