Sana Talikoti is the daughter of Indian counterfeiter Abdul Karim Telgi, who was convicted in the 2003 stamp paper scam. Sana made headlines in December 2022 when she filed a lawsuit against director Hansal Mehta for making a drama series about a 2003 scam involving her family, Especially her father.
family
Sana Talikoti was born into a Muslim family.
parents and siblings
Her father, Abdul Karim Telgi, was the main perpetrator of the 2003 stamp paper scam. He died of multiple organ failure in Bengaluru jail on October 23, 2017. Sana’s mother Shahida Telgi has also been charged in the case. In 2022, she died due to a long illness.
Sana Talikoti’s father Abdul Karim Telgi
Sana Talikoti’s mother Shahida Telgi
husband and children
Sana is married to businessman Irrfan Talikoti. The two had a son named Arman.
other relatives
Her grandmother’s name is Shariefabee Ladsaab Telgi. Her grandfather Ladsaab Telgi (late) was an employee of the Indian Railways.
Facts / Trivia
- Her maiden name is Sana Telji.
- Her name is also Sana Irfan Talikoti.
- In December 2022, Sana filed a lawsuit against director Hansal Mehta for making a drama series about a 2003 scam involving her family. She claimed in an interview that the show was based on a book that was factually incorrect and violated her family’s rights to privacy, dignity and self-respect; however, the production company later argued that information about the family and the scam had already entered the public domain , so the right to privacy no longer applies. On the other hand, a Mumbai court dismissed Sana’s plea to stop the distribution of the web series in the same year.
- In 2023, a biographical financial thriller called “Scam 2003: The Tergi Story” was released on SonyLIV.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education