Ahmedabad, Nov 27: The Income Tax Department, Gujarat, has begun investigating if the kingpin of multi-crore fake stamp paper scam, Abdul Karim Telgi, owned any property in the state, a senior it official said here today. It director generals of the states where Telgi had allegedly also spread his network, were called to the Centre recently and asked to probe if there were properties in the name of the prime accused or any of his several associates involved in the racket. It Director General, Gujarat, UP Singh told a news agency that the department is "aware of the nation-wide scam and that they were on the lookout for any of Telgi's properties or of those people whom the CBI has named as his associates in the fake stamp paper racket in the state." Singh said though he had not attended the high-level meeting of the it officials in the stamp paper case, he was aware of Telgi's alleged links in the state also and the department is probing them thoroughly.
Bureau Report