Assam Police has formed 14 Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to thoroughly investigate cases related to the Unregulated Depository Schemes Act, Assam Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh said.
These SITs will report to a monitoring and oversight group based at the Assam CID headquarters, supervised by the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the CID.
Assam Director General of Police GP Singh said that the Assam Police’s crackdown on unregulated deposit schemes covered 14 districts, resulting in the registration of 28 cases and 59 arrests.
“Furthermore, 22 Look Out Circulars (LOCs) have been issued to persons who have not cooperated with investigations despite being served notices. The cases have been registered under the Prohibition of Unregulated Depository Schemes Act, 2019 and relevant sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Samhita,” it said.
In a specific case, Dibrugarh Police Station Case No. 352/2024 dated 2nd September 2024 has been transferred to Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Guwahati for prompt and thorough investigation.
The case, which includes charges under sections 316(2) and 318(4) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Samhita 2023, along with sections 21 and 23 of the Prohibition of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019, is known as the Bishal Phukan Case. The CID will form a dedicated SIT for this investigation, the DGP said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday that no one can evade the police for long.
In another development, the CID team arrested two people on Saturday in connection with an investment fraud case involving the YBY app.
The case, registered as CID Cyber PS Case No. 12/24 under Sections 111(2)(b), 318(4), 316(2) and 316(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Samhita, read with Section 66 of the IT Act, involved large-scale investment fraud.
The two arrested persons, identified as Aniram Basumatary (38) and Mithinga Narzary (48), both residents of Gohpur in Biswanath district, officials said.
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First published: September 8, 2024 | 15:35 IS
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