Pune: Shahida Telgi, wife of late fake stamp paper scam suspect AKL Telgi, on Saturday filed an application before a special court here to seize nine immovable properties owned by her husband and his relatives in Karnataka.
She stated in her application that it was her husband's last wish.
Special judge S H Gwalani directed the prosecution and CBI to file their written statements and deferred the hearing till February 3, 2018.
Special public prosecutor Raja Thakare, who represents the CBI, did not turn up before the court. Thakare told TOI that he was not aware of Shahida's application.
Shahida did not turn up before the court citing her prolonged illness.
Telgi died in a private hospital in Bengaluru on October 26 this year. Police seized many movable and immovable properties owned by Telgi after investigations in the fake paper stamp scam revealed that it was purchased from the sales proceeds of an organized crime syndicate.
The plea filed by Shahida read, "It was my husband's last wish that the said properties purchased from the scam money should be seized by the government and used for the benefit of the nation. It is my duty to bring the said facts to the notice of the prosecution agency and the court."
Shahida's lawyer Milind Pawar told TOI, "Telgi had declared the properties in his Income Tax returns, but the police did not seize it. Prior to his death, he had sent a letter to his wife giving details of the properties owned by him and his relatives. We have prayed before the court to direct the CBI to verify details of the properties and seize them."
