GUWAHATI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun investigation into the online trading scams in Assam with a team reaching Dibrugarh on Friday, October 18.
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The premier sleuth agency of the country will investigate 41 such cases across Assam involving crores of rupees
The CBI will probe the cases under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
At least 65 persons have been arrested in connection with the cases so far, including a few celebrities. The cases are registered under the banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Reports have quoted Dibrugarh Superintendent of Police Rakesh Reddy saying that relevant files have been handed over to the CBI and the police are cooperating with the agency.
The scam’s modus operandi was to lure prospective investors with assured returns which were either never given or dried up soon leaving them high and dry.
