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New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a public suit alleging that the agency had hushed up a fake stamp paper scam similar to the one masterminded by Abdul Karim Telgi.

A division bench of Chief Justice Deepak Misra and Justice Sajniv Khanna said: “CBI should file their reply within four weeks.”

The court was hearing a petition filed by Deepak Anand, who alleged that two fake stamp paper scams were running parallel between 1998 to 2002: One, the much publicised Abdul Karim Telgi scam, and the other led by Hemant Dubey of Mumbai and his syndicate.

“We have got all the documentary proof that the Telgi scam came to an end with the seizure of its printing press in June 2002, whereas the other fake stamp scam emerged through investigation of case in New Delhi but it was hushed up by CBI for ulterior motives,” said the petition.

“The fake stamp papar scam hushed up by the CBI was older than the Telgi scam. The scam was prevalent in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkatta, Chennai and other cities,” it added.

The petition said the multi-crore racket was operated by several influential people.

On Dec 8, 2000, the Delhi Police registered a case against financial company Blue Star Services for selling fake stamp papers, the petition said.

On Jan 1, 2005, the CBI filed a chargesheet naming the owner Hemant Dubey and some other employees for running the racket.

However, Dubey was not only given a clean chit by the CBI, he became a star witness in the case in which he was the accused, the petition said.