The Kallakurichi Collector, Sravan Kumar Jatavath, has warned of action against persons posing as journalists and cheating the public with false promises.
The Collector said it has come to the notice of the district administration that a few individuals identifying themselves as journalists are approaching the public outside taluk offices, government offices and the Collectorate with the promise of intervening on their behalf in their grievances and petitions and collecting money for the same.
The administration had also received complaints that these persons claiming to be reporters tried to extort money from business owners and merchants.
