Telgi claims to have paid money to Mumbai cops

Telgi has admitted to have paid money to Mumbai cops when he was in its custody between Nov'02 - Jan'03.

Prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam Abdul Karim Telgi has admitted to have paid huge sums of money to senior officials of Mumbai Crime Branch when he was in its custody between November 2002 and January 2003, CBI sources said on Tuesday.

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The money was paid to hush up the cases in which Telgi was booked by Mumbai Crime Branch and for which he was interrogated by Dharavi crime unit, then headed by Inspector Dattatraya Dhal, now accused in fake stamp paper case, the sources said in Mumbai.

The total money paid to senior crime branch officials was approximately Rs 20 lakh, Telgi reportedly admitted to CBI during his seven-day CBI custody that ended on Tuesday, they said.