Mumbai: The Sessions court on Tuesday sentenced fake stamp paper scam kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi to seven years of imprisonment in the 11-year-old case.
Telgi and another accused Uday Sawant had pleaded guilty in the case. Sawant was sentenced to five years imprisonment.
The case was registered in suburb Mira Road in August 1999 after a person named as Phoolchand Jain was arrested for possessing fake stamps.
His interrogation led to several more arrests and Telgi's name cropped up as the one who supplied the fake stamps.
There were a total of eight accused, but only Telgi and Sawant pleaded guilty. The trial against the other accused is still pending.
Telgi, presently lodged at a prison in Pune is facing trial in several cases in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Telgi and another accused Uday Sawant had pleaded guilty in the case. Sawant was sentenced to five years imprisonment.
The case was registered in suburb Mira Road in August 1999 after a person named as Phoolchand Jain was arrested for possessing fake stamps.
There were a total of eight accused, but only Telgi and Sawant pleaded guilty. The trial against the other accused is still pending.
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