The special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mumbai has framed charges in two cases against Abdul Karim Telgi, prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp-paper racket.
Judge U D Salvi on Saturday framed the charges against Telgi and nine others, including two former police officers, in cases registered at Cuffe Parade and Colaba police stations. Both the cases involve selling of fake stamp papers.
The transactions in these cases amount to over Rs 20 lakh, special public prosecutor Pradip Gharat said. The charges framed include that of making/selling counterfeit government stamps, forgery and cheating, among others, police said.
K K Parmar and A B Sonvalkar, both of whom were assistant inspectors of police, are facing charges of preparing incorrect records and intentional omissions and are accused of failing to arrest Telgi, when his arrest was due and letting him abscond.
Meanwhile, another trial against Telgi, in which offences were registerd at MRM Marg police station in Mumbai, is drawing to close, said Gharat. "Arguments of defence are currently going on and we are hoping for judgement by end of December," he said.
