CBI quiet on allegations made by Telgi counsel

The CBI refused to comment on the allegations by Telgi's counsel that Manohar Joshi, Gopinath Munde had close links with his client.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) refused to comment on the allegations by counsel for Abdul Karim Telgi — the accused in a Multibillion-rupees fake stamp scandal — that Maharashtra politicians Manohar Joshi and Gopinath Munde had close links with his client.

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Counsel Abdul Rehman had also alleged Thursday that former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani was in the know of a cache of Rs 55 billion that was seized by investigative agencies, but never recorded officially.

Rehman had said that the alleged involvement of former Lok Sabha Speaker Joshi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Munde in the Telgi scam came to the knowledge of the CBI during its investigation.