In 1991, Mumbai police arrested a man on charges of forging visas and cheating. But little did the police know that after his release, he would set on a mission to mastermind one of the biggest scams in India.
The early 90s saw a shortage of stamp paper throughout the country. Telgi came to know that the most unmonitored government department at that time was of Stamp-Paper office.
This is the story of Abdul Karim Telgi and his empire of fake stamp papers.
Telgi’s story is also the subject of an OTT series ‘Scam 2003’, directed by Hansal Mehta, streaming on Sony Liv. Read the review here: ‘Scam 2003 - The Telgi Story’ series review: A real fake
