Fake stamp paper scam: 2 AP cops transferred

Two police officers, who investigated the fake stamp-paper scam involving Abdul Kareem Telgi in 1999, were transferred to the control room.

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Hyderabad Police Commissioner M V Krishna Rao transferred Vijender Reddy, the inspector who investigated the fake stamp paper case, and his then deputy A Ahmed Khan. They were in charge of the Begum Bazar police station when Telgi, the main accused in the scam, was arrested in the city.

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Reddy was moved to the City Crimes Records Bureau and Khan to the West Zone Police Control Room, according to an official release on Friday.

Meanwhile, in a memorandum submitted to Andhra Pradesh Governor Surjit Singh Barnala, nine left parties, lead by the CPI and CPI-M, demanded a judicial probe into the multi-crore scandal.

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