New Delhi: Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday termed as “without any basis” media reports that Abdul Rehman, a lawyer of Abdul Karim Telgi, key accused in the stamp scam, met President A.P.J. Abdul and allegedly tried to implicate Maharashtra Dy CM Chhagan Bhujwal. The news reports are “without any basis and no such person has met the President,” said a Rashtrapti Bhavan statement. Sharma’s custody extended till Jan 3 Pune: A local court on Saturday extended till January 3 the magisterial custody of former Mumbai police commissioner R .S. Sharma. The court extended the custody when Sharma was produced after the expiry of his earlier remand. ‘This is to ruin Baig’s career’ BANGALORE: Rehan Baig who surrendered on Saturday in connection with his alleged involvement in the fake stamp paper scam, claimed he is being targeted to damage the political career of his brother Roshan Baig, who is the Small Scale Industries minister. He admitted being involved in a kerosene business with Telgi. —(PTI)
