: He built a pan-India network involving politicians, police officers, and bureaucrats to ensure his fake papers were treated as legitimate.
By bribing officials at the Nashik Security Press and cultivating political networks, Telgi acquires original printing machinery and dyes to produce high-quality fake stamp papers. At its peak, his operation spread across 12 states and was valued at an estimated ₹30,000 crore ($3.8 billion). Key Themes and Performance Scam 2003 The Telgi Story -2023- Web Series