Bangalore: The Special Investigation Team (STAMPIT) in Karnataka has initiated steps to seize the bank accounts of the prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam, Abdul Karim Telgi, a STAMPIT official said today (Dec 23, 2003).

"The process is on (to seize those accounts)," the official said.

Asked if he was referring to Telgi's bank accounts in Karnataka, the official said, "Wherever he has".

The bank accounts of Rehan Baig, brother of Karnataka's Small Scale Industries Minister Roshan Baig, are likely to come under the scanner as well.

STAMPIT gained police custody of Rehan yesterday after submitting that they want to look into his bank accounts as well interrogate him further in the wake of "new evidence that have emerged against him."

Meanwhile, security for Telgi has been scaled up substantially.