HT Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, Jan 3: The three main accused in the multi-crore online trading scam case—Bishal Phukan, Sumi Borah, and Tarkik Borah—were brought back to Dibrugarh from the Guwahati Central Jail on Friday.
The trios, who are facing multiple cases in Dibrugarh, were transported by road under heavy police security from Guwahati to Dibrugarh in connection with cases registered against them at the Barbaruah Police Station (case no. 85/24) and Duliajan Police Station (case no. 198/24).
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The accused were presented before the District and Sessions Judge Court in the district and were sent back to Dibrugarh Central Jail.
The multi-crore online trading scam came to light with the arrest of 22-year-old Bishal Phukan on September 3.The scam led to the arrests of several other individuals, including Sumi Borah, her husband Tarkik Borah, and her brother-in-law Amlan Borah.
The investigation revealed that the accused lured investors with promises of doubling their investments within a short period.
The scam was exposed in September with the arrest of Bishal Phukan, the alleged 22-year-old mastermind from Dibrugarh, who reportedly defrauded more than 1,500 people, promising them almost double the returns in 60 days.
Some investors claimed they took out huge loans from banks or sold their gold jewellery to invest in the fraudulent scheme set up by Bishal Phukan.
Initially, he returned small invested amounts along with some interest but stopped once clients, enticed by the profits, began investing larger sums.
