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CBI secures Telgi`s custody, brings him to Delhi
New Delhi, May 20: After a prolonged legal battle, the CBI finally managed to secure the custody of scamster Abdul Karim Telgi and bring him here today after a Pune court gave it Telgi`s 10-day custody to carryout a detailed probe in the multi-crore fake stamp paper and stamp cases.
New Delhi, May 20: After a prolonged legal battle, the CBI finally managed to secure the custody of scamster Abdul Karim Telgi and bring him here today after a Pune court gave it Telgi`s 10-day custody to carryout a detailed probe in the multi-crore fake stamp paper and stamp cases.
Flanked by several CBI sleuths, he arrived at the CBI headquarters as the photographers crammed into to click Telgi, the man whose arrest and subsequent interrogation led to
political uproar in Mahrashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karanataka.
The Supreme Court had handed over 48 cases pertaining to the multi-crore fake stamp case to the CBI in March this year following which the agency took over investigation into the cases spread in various parts of the country.
During his custody, the CBI would interrogate the scamster as the case was very sensitive in nature and besides this Telgi was to be confronted with some witnesses, the CBI said.
A CBI spokesman said Telgi`s custody had been sought in connection with a MCOCA case under which three persons were arrested when police recovered fake stamp papers and counterfeit government stamps from their car.
After their custodial interrogation, the police had managed to arrest several more persons.
The spokesman said so far 65 accused, including Telgi, two MLAs, former Mumbai police commissioner R S Gupta and relatives of Telgi, have been arrested and fake stamps amounting to Rs 3000 crore seized.
The CBI has constituted special teams to probe the 48 fake stamp paper scam cases and collected details from all the 12 states and Union Territories.
The states include Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnatka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Special teams were being constituted to probe the stamp cases and the states have been asked to attach special investigating teams, where ever constituted, with CBI, the sources said.
Reports from special investigating teams from Karnataka and Maharashtra were taken over by the CBI.
While transferring the stamp cases to the CBI on March 15, the supreme court had directed the states and Union Territories to associate and provide to CBI, such resources, including manpower, vehicles, camp offices, office equipment and officials of the state police as required by the agency for investigation of these cases.
The agency has to submit its status report within four months of registering the case. Bureau Report
The Supreme Court had handed over 48 cases pertaining to the multi-crore fake stamp case to the CBI in March this year following which the agency took over investigation into the cases spread in various parts of the country.
During his custody, the CBI would interrogate the scamster as the case was very sensitive in nature and besides this Telgi was to be confronted with some witnesses, the CBI said.
A CBI spokesman said Telgi`s custody had been sought in connection with a MCOCA case under which three persons were arrested when police recovered fake stamp papers and counterfeit government stamps from their car.
After their custodial interrogation, the police had managed to arrest several more persons.
The spokesman said so far 65 accused, including Telgi, two MLAs, former Mumbai police commissioner R S Gupta and relatives of Telgi, have been arrested and fake stamps amounting to Rs 3000 crore seized.
The CBI has constituted special teams to probe the 48 fake stamp paper scam cases and collected details from all the 12 states and Union Territories.
The states include Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnatka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Special teams were being constituted to probe the stamp cases and the states have been asked to attach special investigating teams, where ever constituted, with CBI, the sources said.
Reports from special investigating teams from Karnataka and Maharashtra were taken over by the CBI.
While transferring the stamp cases to the CBI on March 15, the supreme court had directed the states and Union Territories to associate and provide to CBI, such resources, including manpower, vehicles, camp offices, office equipment and officials of the state police as required by the agency for investigation of these cases.
The agency has to submit its status report within four months of registering the case. Bureau Report