Rs 2,200 crore scam: CBI to produce Assamese actress Sumi Borah, others in court

Guwahati: Sumi Borah, a well-known Assamese actress, along with her husband Tarkik Borah and suspect Bishal Phukan, is being brought to Guwahati from Dibrugarh by CBI officials on Fridayto be presented in court. They were previously held in Dibrugarh Central Jail after being arrested in connection with a major online trading scam.

The trio was transported to Guwahati with tight security. CBI officials plan to question them to gather more information about the scam, which is valued at Rs 2,200 crores. On the same day, eight additional suspects from the case were also brought to Guwahati.

The Assam state government has transferred 41 cases related to the online trading scam to the CBI for investigation. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police has already shared important details about the scam with the CBI.

Earlier, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the CBI would handle these 41 cases following the arrest of Bishal Phukan, the mastermind behind the fraud, at his Dibrugarh home in September. “We have filed 41 cases against the online trading fraudsters. The state government decided to hand over all of these cases to the CBI. I spoke with Union Home Minister Amit Shah about this, and he agreed to let the CBI probe the scam. I went to Delhi to apprise him about the latest development,” he had said.

Sumi Borah and her husband had initially been on the run but later surrendered to the police. Before her arrest, Sumi shared a video on social media claiming she hadn’t fled but was hiding due to negative publicity against her. She alleged that false information was spreading, causing distress to her family.

Agency