Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter THE BAAP OF TELGI SCAM (THE STAMP PAPER SCAM IS BACK AGAIN) SECURITY FEATURES MISSING

FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA

THE BANGALORE METRO REPORTER

  

Shockingly, the Stamp Papers in various denominations are printed by different private printers in different styles.

 We observed the following differences in Stamp Papers.

 1)    5th March 2004- The Stamp Papers are very light in colour, signed as proper officer/ SS number.

On the top it is written as “Issued by State Bank of Mysore on Behalf of Government of Karnataka, Certified that a sum of Rs. 20/= (Rupess Twenty only) has been paid towards Karnataka Stamp duty by Sri….. The figure 20 is also printed in all the 4 corners in black colour. In addition, the logo of SBM is clearly visible in the middle of the stamp paper header. However, the mark of Government of Karnataka is missing.

2)    Now look at another Rupee 20/- Stamp paper of 15th June 2004. All the features are different on this stamp paper. It is dark in colour, signed as Authorized Agent to collect stamp duty on behalf of Government of Karnataka.

On the top it is written as (left side) Government of Karnataka, Registration & stamp department & (right side) Issued by State   Bank of Mysore, Certified that a sum of Rs. 20/= (Rupees Twenty   only) has been paid towards Karnataka Stamp duty by Sri….. Also Rs. 20/= in figure printed in all the 4 corners here is in white colour. In addition, the SBM logo is shifted on the top of the stamp paper and the trade mark of Government of Karnataka is also visible.

3)    Further, please refer to the website of Department of Stamps & Registration and check their comments about fake stamp paper. The department website says that genuine adhesive stamps, stamp papers and non judicial stamp papers have the following features. Impressed papers of lower denominations are in uniform colour with water mark of Ashoka pillar and the words Satyam evajayate on the plain part of it in Devanagari Script. None of these security features are seen in SBM stamp papers.

4)    Now see the original stamp papers which are from Government printing press Nasik. All the above mandatory security features are available.