Date:10/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/10/stories/2006091018641100.htm

National

Probe not slow: CBI

Special Correspondent

It is an enormous task of investigating 67 cases: spokesman

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said it was not slow in probing the fake stamp paper scam cases.

Reacting to reports in a section of the press, the agency said it took up the probe in 2004 and already filed charge sheets after pursuing all leads and evaluating all possible evidence in almost all the cases against the 460 accused persons pending in various courts.

"Further investigation is continuing only in six cases. The CBI had taken up investigation of 48 fake stamp paper cases on the Supreme Court order of March 15, 2004. In addition, the CBI took up investigation of 19 cases suo motu in 2004. Thus, it took up the enormous task of investigation of 67 cases, including 10 cases of Karnataka," a CBI spokesman clarified.

The agency had already secured conviction in three cases, including two from Karnataka in which eight persons, including Abdul Karim Telgi, were convicted.