GUWAHATI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three absconding accused from Assam in connection with a multi-crore chit fund scam in Tripura on Thursday, February 6. The accused are identified as Minnatullah Barbhuiya, Kamrul Islam Barbhuiya, and Imdadullah Barbhuiya. They were arrested in Hyderabad, Hojai (Assam), and Vellore (Tamil Nadu), respectively.
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Minnatullah and Kamrul Islam, both directors of Kama (Indian) Projects and Services Ltd, were residents of Mohanpur in Hailakandi district of Assam, Imdadullah was also from the same locality.
The case was originally registered by the Tripura Police before being taken over by the CBI following notifications from the state and central governments. The accused were alleged to have collected huge sums of money from investors by promising high returns without any regulatory authorisation from SEBI or RBI.
Instead of returning the funds, they misappropriated the money, leading to multiple cases being filed against them. Despite several summons, the trio had evaded investigation for years, prompting the Special CBI Court in Agartala to issue Non-Bailable Warrants.
The CBI successfully arrested them and will be presented before the competent court for further proceedings.
Earlier, in connection with the Tripura Chit Fund Scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday, February 3 arrested Bikash Das, a resident of Das Colony in Panchgram, Hailakandi.
