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Telgi, 4 aides sentenced to 10 years RI

Prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper racket Abdul Kareem Telgi and four associates were sentenced to undergo 10 years RI.

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BANGALORE: Prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper racket Abdul Kareem Telgi and four associates were sentenced to undergo 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a Special Court here on Saturday.
 
They were fined by Judge Vishwanath V Angadi Rs 50,000 each, failing which they would have to undergo another one year rigorous imprisonment.
 
The pronouncement of the sentence came a day after the special court convicted them, finding them five guilty of forgery and cheating the government and a private company of Rs 42.75 lakh.
 
The others convicted are: Bhadruddin, Irfan Ahmed, Wazir Ahmed Salik and Pradeep Kumar. The five were partners in Cauvery Enterprises, which forged documents including the challan receipt of the Reserve Bank of India and used fake embossing seal of the Central bank on a sale deed related to a company.
 
The case, registered in 2003, is one of the 28 investigated by CBI.
 
Advocate Anees Ali Khan who had argued for the associates of Telgi said the verdict would be challenged in a higher court. MT Nanaiah appeared for Telgi.
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