Criminal Investigation Department officials on Monday arrested the Assistant Director of the Agriculture Department in K.R. Pete and his assistant on the charge of sending a fake letter to the Governor, with forged signatures of officials, accusing Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvaraya Swamy of corruption.
The accused, Guruprasad, and his assistant, Sudarshan, reportedly stole the letterhead from the Mandya office and forged the signatures of officials of seven taluks with a complaint that the Minister was demanding money from officials.
Taking a serious note, the government ordered a CID inquiry into the incident. The CID officials found that the letter was mailed from a post office in Saraswathipuram in Mysuru.
