Click to play videoNew Delhi: A special CBI court in Bangalore will decide on the quantum of punishment for the multi-crore stamp paper scam accused, Abdul Karim Telgi on Saturday.
A special court in Bangalore had convicted Telgi, and four of his associates finding them guilty of trading in fake stamp papers on Friday.
Judge Virupaksha Vishwanath Angadi, pronouncing the judgment, said the charges framed against the accused had been proved.
This is the first case against Telgi in Karnataka, in which he has been convicted. There are 40 more case against him in Bangalore alone.
The other four convicted are Irfan, Badriddin, Vazir Ahmed and Pradeep Kumar, besides Telgi, who was produced before the court via videoconference from the Yerawad jail in Pune.
Of the 40 cases relating to fake stamp paper scam being investigated by the CBI, this is the first case registered by police under Peenaya Police station limits against Telgi and his associates on charges of selling fake stamp papers worth about Rs 42 lakh to a private firm, Samilabs.
Telgi is the fifth accused in this case. Telgi and the other accused had deposed before the court on Friday via videoconference.
Advocate M T Nanaiah represented Telgi while advocate Anees Ali Khan had argued for Telgi’s associates.
(With inputs from agencies)
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