Abdul Karim Telgi Age, Wife, Death Cause, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Abdul Karim Telgi
Profession	Counterfeiter
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year- 1961
Birth Place	Khanapur, Karnataka
Date of Death	27 October 2017
Place of Death	Victoria Hospital, Bengaluru
Age (at the time of death)	56 Years
Death Cause	Multiple organ failure
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Khanapur, Karnataka
School	Sarvodaya Vidyalaya English Medium High School, Khanapur
College/University	Not Known
Educational Qualification	B.Com
Family	Father- Name Not Known (Former employee of Indian Railways) Mother- Shariefabee Ladsaab Telgi Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Islam
Controversy	Telgi was the mastermind of one of India's biggest scams, 'Telgi Scam,' a multi-crore counterfeit stamp paper scam. He had initially started by delivering fake passports. To begin with the more complex counterfeiting of stamp papers, he appointed nearly 350 agents, who sold the fakes to those who purchased bulk, including banks, stock brokerage firms, and insurance companies. The size of his business was estimated to a whopping 200 Billion rupees. Several cases were filed against Telgi across the nation in this regard.
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Wife/Spouse	Shahida
Children	Son- Not Known Daughter- Sana

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abdul Karim Telgi

• Did Abdul Karim Telgi smoke?: Not Known

• Did Abdul Karim Telgi drink alcohol?: Not Known

• His father, who was an employee of Indian Railways, died when Abdul was quite young.

• He managed to pay his school fee by selling fruits and vegetables on trains.

• Abdul then moved to Saudi Arabia, where he lived for next seven years.

• He then returned to India and started his counterfeiting career, initially with the printing of fake Passports.

• First FIR was lodged against Telgi n the year 1991. He was arrested in 1993 for his involvement in a VISA racket.

• Abdul then acquired stamp paper license in 1994 and expanded his business to more complex counterfeiting of stamp papers, which were sold to the bulk purchasers like banks and insurance companies by his agents.

• Seven different cases were filed against him in relation to the fake stamp sale, in the year 1995, and he was again arrested.

• He was arrested by Karnataka special task force from Rajasthan in 2001, after a case was filed against him in Bengaluru, in 1999.

• In 2003, Special Investigation Team (SIT) found him relaxing in his Cuffe Parade flat, instead of a crime branch lockup.

• Action against as many as 54 people was taken who were allegedly involved with Abdul, in his bogus stamp business. An MLA and former police commissioner were among those 54.

• In January 2006, he, along with some of his associates, was sentenced a rigorous imprisonment of 30 years.

• A film named, ‘Mudrank (The Stamp),’ based on Telgi’s stamp scandal, was finished in 2008 but had to wait for a year to be shown on the big screens across the country.

• D Roopa, a former DIG, alleged that he had a special cell at Central Jail, Parappana Agrahara and that the prison authorities were giving him preferential treatment.