The Counterfeiter: Abdul Karim Telgi and the Stamp Scam

The book's title was what caught my attention the most. The book's front cover is really eye-catching and interesting. The language in the book is very understandable and clear. The Counterfeiter... details the bold con by the flamboyant mastermind, giving a blow-by-blow account of its execution, investigation, charge sheets, legal developments, Telgi's detention, trial, death, and ultimately exoneration. A compelling true-crime dossier! I was engrossed in the story for long enough to read it cover to cover.

The Counterfeiter: Abdul Karim Telgi and the Stamp Scam by Bhaswar Mukherjee is all about the stamp scam which shocked the anchorages of India in the late 90s and the early 20s. This book digs into excessive particulars of how the brains started to labour to commit this monstrous crime from the very start. The book even shows us Telgi’s early years and how the idea, was propagated in his cognizance in a prison by a fellow prison-mate. There is also a detailed account of how the law could be bent

Bhaswar Mukherjee has done a great research and then written this book "The Counterfeiter" which is all about an infamous Stamp Scam also known as 'Telgi Scam' carried out by Abdul Karim Telgi. In this book, we take a look at Abdul Karim Telgi's earlier life - his lifestyle, education, various crimes that happened in his family and how he planned and executed the Scam that shooked the whole nation in 2003. Proper facts, information and dates were given which leaves the readers with zero doubts about the authenticity of the information.The language used is captivating and anyone who wants to know more about this scam or how cunning mind's plan these all can go through it. In the end, small lesson about stamping in India is worth reading. This helps readers to know overall context of the legality.