Rehan Baig, brother of Karnataka Small Scale Industries Minister Roshan Baig, surrendered on Saturday afternoon before the Special Investigation Team probing the fake stamp paper scam, a STAMPIT official said.
A hunt had been launched against Baig in connection with his alleged involvement in the scam and links with the prime accused in the multicrore scam Abdul Karim Telgi.
Forty-two-year-old Rehan Baig, according to STAMPIT officials, had rented out commercial premises belonging to him to Telgi. Rehan's passport had been seized in May after he returned from Saudi Arabia.
A Bangalore court had issued an arrest warrant against him based on the 'investigation records' submitted by STAMPIT.
STAMPIT had put up his photo and details of the 'absconder' on its website seeking information from the public leading to his arrest. STAMPIT had grilled Rehan Baig in the past.
Soon after his surrender Rehan said, "I am not a criminal but since last two years they are involving my name in this and despite two years of intensive investigation they themselves on November 14 said that there is no evidence against me."
He said he was out of station on a pilgrimage and had informed STAMPIT that he would return in 10 days. "But before my coming back they made a big mess, put my photos on the Internet as if I am a criminal. I am actually an NRI. I am a double medical graduate, I am a blood bank director working in Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry."
Meanwhile, Telgi faced a lie-detector test at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Bangalore for the second day running.
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