The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken serious view of misuse of the name of the institution, according to an official press release issued here on Monday. The Council in a letter has cautioned the Chhattisgarh State Chief Secretary and the other State Governments to be on guard regarding the fake letters, it informed. The Press Council of India mentions that no letters had been issued by it on its letter heads mentioning that Ravso Balwant Dongre and Sneha Ateesh Vartak are the members of the Council. The signatures on the letter heads are forged, the press release informed.
The Administrator, Konkan Housing and Area Development Board (MHADA unit), Mumbai has forwarded two letters purportedly issued by the PCI, it informed.
Both referred letter heads of PCI are totally fraudulent documents and signatures are forged. The letter to Balwant Dongre was issued on September 15, 2015 and to Sneha Ateesh Vartak on July 4, 2015, it informed.
The Council Secretary Vibha Bhargav wrote to the State Governments that there are no state units of the PCI.