Churu (Rajasthan): The main accused in the multi crore fake stamp paper scam Abdul Karim Telgi has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment each in two separate cases by a local court here on Friday.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Urmila Verma sentenced Telgi to seven years imprisonment in the fake stamp case and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000.

In another case, Telgi was found guilty for issuing fake passport to labourers in 1994 for which the same court awarded him another seven years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000.

Telgi was brought here from Bangalore jail where he is undergoing a 13-year rigorous imprisonment. (ANI)