Fake stamp case: Telgi produced in court
Pune:
Abdul Karim Telgi, the key accused in multi- crore fake stamp case,
was on Monday produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, D W Modak,
after completion of magisterial custody for 48 hours to decide on his
confession in the 1995 stamp case. The local court had on Saturday, remanded
Telgi to magisterial custody for 48 to give him some time before making
confession. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge had
last month directed a Magistrate in Pune to record his confession statement
after other accused in the case said that they had no objection to the
same. Last week, Telgi had expressed the desire to confess through video
conferencing, saying he would like to tell the court about his alleged
role in the cases against him and others lodged by the Cuffe Parade and
Colaba police stations in 1995. The court said in these two cases, the
trial had already begun and hence, Telgi could not be permitted to confess
at this stage. But it allowed his confession in another case registered
by Mumbai CID. Earlier last month, a Special Court had convicted Telgi
and his associates, Sanjay Gaikawad and Ramratan Soni, and sentenced them
to 10-years imprisonment along with Rs. 50,000 fine to each in connection
with a case of selling fake stamps worth Rs.17 lakh in 1995. Telgi had
urged the court to show leniency as he was suffering from HIV/AIDS and
his wife was admitted to hospital. The trio were charged with IPC sections
255 (counterfeiting government stamps), 256 (possessing material for counterfeiting
stamps), 258 (selling counterfeit stamps) 259 (possessing counterfeit
stamps), 420 (cheating) read with 511 (punishment for counterfeiting)
and 120-b IPC (conspiracy) read with all these sections. Besides, they
were also charged with sections 63 A and 63 B of Bombay Stamp Act. The
multi-crore scam involving the printing and selling of counterfeit stamp
paper across seven States was an example of the nexus between politicians,
senior police officials and other Government servants. Telgi had purchased
the second-hand printing equipment from the India Security Press (ISP)
in Nashik for printing the fake stamp paper.
- Feb 6, 2006
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