Chargesheet copies served on suspended DIG Ali

Chennai, Feb 23 (UNI) The special judge trying CBI cases today served copies of the chargesheet to suspended DIG Mohammed Ali and three others in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam.

The IXth Additional Special Judge for CBI cases R Dakshinamoorthy gave chargesheet copies running to 3,000 pages to Mohammed Ali, then inspector Shankar, Sadhu alias Ramasamy, an LIC agent and Nazneen, wife of prime accused Nizamuddin, when they appeared before him.

CBI counsel Jacob Daniel said Nizamuddin Sarfraz Nawaz and Balaji, lodged in Bangalore Central Prison and Peter Kennedy, in Chennai Central Prison, would be produced before the court.

However, kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi, Jacob Chacko and Abdul Wahid, who were lodged in Pune Central prison, could not be produced before the court.

Following this, the judge adjourned further hearing to March 27.

The CBI said it had not received any information from the court about the official communication from the state government on video conferencing arrangements in this case.

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