The story of the civil servant who worked unafraid to fix the system’s failures

Born in Khanapur in Karnataka, Telgi became the mastermind behind one of the most ingenious schemes in Indian history that spread across multiple states and shook the entire country.

Scam 2003 is the story of Abdul Telgi from fruit seller to the kingpin of the stamp paper scam. In the chase for quick money, he lands on the wrong…