In a landmark judgment in the fake stamp scam, involving Abdul Karim Telgi, the kingpin and two doctors from Bangalore, were sentenced to seven years of imprisonment.
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Doctors, attached to Victoria Hospital B’lore, had issued fake medical certificates
In a landmark judgment in the fake stamp scam, involving Abdul Karim Telgi, the kingpin and two doctors from Bangalore, who issued him counterfeit medical certificates, were sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment on Thursday.
A fine of Rs25 lakh was also imposed on Telgi and Rs14 lakh each on Dr KM Channakeshava and Dr KH Inamendrappa by a special court in Bangalore. They were attached to Victoria Hospital, Bangalore, G Mohanti, official spokesperson for Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) said.
According to judgment, the two doctors conspired with Telgi to issue him two medical certificates in lieu of monetary considerations and the medical certificates were intended to be used by Telgi in securing his bail.
Investigation by CBI revealed that accused AK Telgi was lodged in Bangalore Central Jail during 2002 in connection with a fake stamp case of Police Station, Upperpet, Bangalore.
On June 6, 2002, the Medical Officer of Central Jail forwarded accused AK Telgi along with his medical history to Medical Superintendent, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore for special treatment. However, Telgi was produced before Dr Channakeshava, Administrative Officer, who called Dr Jnanendrappa and requested him to examine AK Telgi.
The investigation further revealed that no proper medical check up was undertaken and only Blood-Pressure of Telgi was taken by Dr Jnanendrappa and medical certificate was issued by him on his personal letter head, by affixing the Victoria Hospital seals.
The doctor further advised that the patient be kept in calm and homely atmosphere and homely diabetic diet was essential to keep him fit.
The probe revealed that a big bribe paid on behalf of Telgi was received by both the doctors.
Telgi was again brought to the Victoria Hospital on September 20, 2002 from the Central prison, Bangalore and directly produced before Dr Jnanendrappa, who issued another medical certificate on his personal letterhead under the seal of Victoria Hospital stating that due to not following of the strict advice for calm and homely atmosphere and homely diabetic diet, the blood sugar was not under control and the patient might have acute diabetic complications, which might lead to diabetic coma.
Surprisingly, no blood or urine tests were conducted on Telgi this time too, the investigations found out. The medical certificates were intended to facilitate the bail of accused Telgi in Upperpet case and were unsuccessfully used in various Courts.
The intercepted telephonic conversation of Dr Jnanendrappa with unidentified close associates of Telgi corroborated the offer of bribe and its acceptance. It was revealed that Dr Chennakeshava had taken a loan to buy a new car from a bank which was repaid in cash immediately after receiving the bribe money.
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