GUWAHATI: Three main suspects in one of the largest financial fraud cases in the state—Bishal Phukan, actor-choreographer Sumi Borah, and her husband Tarkik Borah—were transferred back to Dibrugarh Central Jail from Guwahati Central Jail on Friday, January 3. The trio had been held in judicial custody in Guwahati for 70 days.
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The accused, along with five others—Amlan Borah, Ranjit Kakoti, Abhijit Chanda, Shubhan Jyoti Kurmi, and Chandan Nath—were originally moved to Guwahati Central Jail on October 25, 2024, at the request of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). They appeared before a special CBI court on October 26, which led to their remand in Guwahati.
On Friday, Bishal Phukan and the Borahs were escorted back to Dibrugarh under tight police security. Their return was necessitated by summons in multiple cases registered at local police stations, including Barbarua and Duliajan.
The accused were taken to Dibrugarh for hearing in two cases of Barbarua Police Station (85/24 ) and Duliajan Police Station (198/24). Upon their arrival, the accused were presented before the district and sessions court in Dibrugarh, which ordered their re-incarceration in the Central Jail.
The massive ₹2,200 crore online trading scam came to public attention with the arrest of 22-year-old Bishal Phukan on September 3, 2024. The case has exposed a sophisticated network of fraud, allegedly defrauding a large number of investors.
