Some farmers from Belagavi district have said that fake stamp papers are still in use and urged the State government to take steps to curb it.
A delegation of farmers from Yaragatti in the district complained to Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Rahul Shinde that officers from gram and taluk panchayats in Yaragatti were using fake e-stamp papers to record property trade in their area.
Congress leader Lakshman Savasuddi, who led the delegation, told reporters in Belagavi on Tuesday that the menace of fake stamp papers has not ended with the arrest of main accused Karim Telgi. He said that Mr. Shinde has ordered an inquiry and issued instructions to officials concerned to cancel transactions done using such fake documents.
