GUWAHATI, Oct 19: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), taking up investigations into 41 cases of online trading scams in Assam, has registered six FIRs as part of their probe process.
These cases were filed before a Special CBI Court with the FIRs numbered RC 221 2024 E 0013 to RC 221 2024 E 0018, where charges under the Banning of Unregulated Deposits Schemes Act, 2019, sections of the BNS and IPC, have been added.
Separate teams are camping in Guwahati and Dibrugarh with the CBI team questioning actress-influencer Sumi Borah and her photographer husband Tapan alias Tarkik Bora and Bishal Phukan, who have been accused of taking crores of rupees from gullible investors promising them manifold returns, in the Dibrugarh central jail.
Assam Police had previously submitted details of 36 cases to the CBI for further investigation after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma decided to hand over investigations to the apex investigating agency considering the magnanimity of the crime.
