Bombay High Court allows Telgi scam convict to attend son's convocation in Canada

Former assistant inspector at the Colaba police station, K K Parmar, convicted in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam involving mastermind Abdul Karim Telgi, was granted permission by the Bombay High Court on Friday to travel to Canada to attend the university convocation ceremony of his son on June 8.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitted its report to the high court, verifying that the convocation ceremony will be held on June 8. Parmar insisted that he will "comply" with the court orders, and that he wanted to travel to other countries as well, including the United States, but the judge granted him partial permission, allowing him to travel only to Canada.

Appearing for CBI, advocate Pradeep Gharat said, "We objected but the court was inclined to allow Parmar on humanitarian grounds." Meanwhile, Parmar was asked to submit his travel schedule and contact details to the CBI.

On May 20, the high court had ordered CBI to verify Parmar's claim of convocation and submit a report. Parmar was convicted and sentenced for five years' imprisonment, a few years ago. He has challenged his conviction in the high court, which is pending for the final hearing. Until then, he has been released on bail.