
Plea in Karnataka HC seeks CBI probe into use of fake stamps and franking
The Hindu
The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the instances of registratio
The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the instances of registration of documents using fake stamps and franking in various sub-registrar offices in Bengaluru city. The petitioner, S. Narayana, has alleged that the Halasuru Gate police have been unable make any noteworthy progress in the criminal case registered in this regard in December 2020 based on a complaint by the sub-registrar of Gandhinagar. Though the police registered an FIR on January 4, 2021, based on the complaint lodged on December 22, no swift action appears to have been taken by them though it appears that the State exchequer might have been cheated of crores of rupees using fake stamps and franking, the petition has alleged.
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