Jayant M. Tinaikar is an Indian social activist and businessman who was a key whistleblower in the 2003 stamp paper scam. He devoted about seven years of his life to helping police uncover the scam and capture the main criminal, Abdul Karim Telgi.
Wiki/Biography
Jayant Mukund Tinaikar was born on Tuesday, January 27, 1959 in Karnapur, Belgaum, Karnataka (age 64; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Aquarius. Jayant grew up in Khannapur. In 1975, he enrolled in Maratha Mandal High School, Khannapur.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Jayant belongs to the Karhaḍe Brahmins (also known as Karhaḍe Brahmins) family who migrated to Karnapur in Karnataka long ago from a village called Dinai in the Western Ghats near Dudhsagar Falls.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Mukund Vaman Tinaikar (late) and mother’s name is Shanta Mukund Tinaikar (late). His father runs a hotel and accommodation business in Khannapur.
Parents of Jayant M. Tinaika
Jayant has three siblings.
wife and children
Jayant married Laxmi Jayant Tinaikar on December 17, 1989.
Jayant M. Tinaikar and Laxmi Jayant Tinaikar wedding photos
After Jayant M. Tinaikar and Laxmi Jayant Tinaikar got married
religion
Jayant Tinaikar follows Hinduism.
Reporter: Telgi Scan
behavior that arouses suspicion
Jayant M. Tinaikar played a crucial role in helping the police uncover a multi-crore stamp paper scam. Jayant had known Abdul Karim Telgi since childhood and began to suspect something was wrong when he returned to India from Saudi Arabia and discovered that Telgi had purchased properties in Khanapur at exorbitant prices. What’s the problem. According to Jayant, Telji’s family had been living a simple life since his father’s death, but Telji’s return to India seemed to have transformed him into a wealthy man.
Abdul Karim Telji
Jayant mentioned in an interview that Telji had started giving huge donations to youth clubs, temples, mosques and women’s associations. In addition, he sponsored cricket matches and organized regular trips to religious sites. Jayant found these activities increasingly suspicious, especially given that Telji had no known political ambitions. This suspicion prompted Jayant to dig deeper to discover more information. According to Jayant, he made several attempts to inform officials about Telji’s activities, but his efforts were met with suspicion. He even wrote to the President of India on the matter, but no significant action was taken at that time.
Jayant M. Tinaikar (centre) pictured while leading riots against Telgi in Kannapur, Karnataka
Jayant’s investigation and hunt for Telji
Jayant Tinaikar soon discovered key clues about Abdul Karim Telgi. According to Jayant, he learned that Telgi’s brothers were sending a group of 50 to 100 people to Ajmer under the guise of pilgrimage, where they were to meet Abdul Karim. After discovering this, Jayant shared this information with a team of 3 to 4 people he hired to gather more information. In October 2001, Jayant revealed to Bangalore Police Commissioner HT Sangliana that Telgi was expected to visit Ajmer. He urged Sanlyana to send his team to arrest Terji. Sanlyana immediately conveyed this information to GA Bawa, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru. After receiving the news, Bawa and his team went to Ajmer on a search mission in the name of Pathans. According to GA Bawa, after seven days of searching, police finally found Telgi at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah; Bawa recognized Telgi when he observed someone kissing the Dargah, which matched the photo of Telgi he had seen Strikingly similar. After identifying the man as Telji, they discreetly arrested him and launched a thorough investigation. On November 7, 2001, Bangalore police arrested Telji from Ajmer. Bawa recalled in the documentary “Money Mafia” how Telji desperately pleaded during his arrest and even offered a large sum of money in exchange for his release. According to police officials, following Telji’s arrest, hundreds of people involved in the scam were arrested and properties worth more than Rs 4,000 crore were seized.
Facts/Trivia
- His name is also Jayanth Thinaikar.
- According to his Facebook profile, he became a vegetarian in 1960.
- Jayant is an animal lover. In 1966, he got a pet.
- In 1968, he learned to swim, and in 1978, he learned to ride a bicycle.
- In 1979, Jayant voted in the elections.
- Tinaikar started working as a social worker in 1980 in Belgaum, Karnataka.
- In 1982, he traveled by air for the first time.
- Tinaikar was an ardent follower of the Indian monastic and philosopher Swami Vivekananda. He often shares photos of himself on social media with captions expressing his deep admiration for Vivekananda’s work and ideology.
- In 1986, he founded Shri Swami Vivekanand English Medium School in Khannapur. In the same year, he founded an organization called Mission Save India to fight corruption within society.
Jayant M. Tinaikar (centre; standing) celebrates 75th Independence Day at Shri Swami Vivekanand English Secondary School, Khannapur
- In 1988, Tinaka joined his father’s business.
- He bought a car in 2002 and a house in Khannapur in 2003.
- Jayant Tinaikar contested the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on behalf of the Cameron National Democratic Party (KNDP) from Uttar Kannada constituency in Karnataka. However, he lost the election.
- In 2007, Tinaikar received a bonus of Rs. 2000 as a thank you for his role in exposing the scam; however, he refused to accept it. He mentioned in an interview that he was expected to receive 10% of the assets confiscated from Telgi by the Maharashtra and Karnataka governments due to his important role as the main whistleblower in the case. %.
- In 2009, Tinaka received a check of Rs. Superintendent of Police R. Sri Kumar awarded him 10 points for his important contribution in busting the stamp paper scam.
- In 2003, his hard work and dedication in assisting the police in uncovering a fraud case earned him the title “An Army of One”.
- In 2016, he founded Jay Group, an organization engaged in manufacturing and marketing of daily necessities, and Sangaati Heritage, a restaurant in Khannapur. Jayant serves as the Managing Partner of Jay Group.
- In 2021, Jayant starred in a documentary titled Money Mafia, which aired on Discovery+. In the documentary, he shares details of his seven-year journey and efforts that led to Tergi’s eventual arrest.
Jayant M. Tinaikar in a still from the documentary “Money Mafia” (2021)
- In March 2022, Tinaka was attacked by masked assailants in Belagavi, Karnataka. According to Belagavi police, the assailants attacked Tinaikar’s car and beat him with sticks before running away, after which Tinaikar was admitted to a hospital in Khannapur. He was later shifted to a hospital in Belagavi for treatment.
- In 2023, Tinaka wrote a book called The Stamp Paper Scam: One Man, Nineteen Years, and the Downfall of Tergi. In the book, he mentions the details of the stamp paper scam and the actions that led to the arrest of Abdul Karim Tergui.
Jayant M. Tinaikar with his book The Stamp Paper Scam: One Man, Nineteen Years, and the Crackdown in Telgi (2003)
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