HT Bureau
JORHAT, Sept 4: Two individuals, Dr Gautam Kalita (39) of Khowang Charali and Bonomali Hazarika (33) of Niz Tapa village, Nalbari district, were apprehended from Khowang and Guwahati, respectively, and brought to Jorhat on Tuesday night in connection with the Yess Money Digital (Nidhi) bank scam that occurred in July.
A case (No. 92/2024) has been registered at the Pulibar police station in Jorhat district. The two have been charged under sections 120B, 420, 408, and 409 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Hundreds of individuals who had deposited money in the Yess Money Digital setup at Pulibar were defrauded of their savings, totaling lakhs of rupees, after the self-designated CEO Bonomali Hazarika and four others fled with the funds.
A major commotion erupted when the so-called bank officials disappeared with customers’ money on July 5. The other three accused—Navajyoti Payeng, Jagannath Pegu, and Prasenjit Narah—are still at large.
