GUWAHATI: The Bureau of Investigation Economic Offences (BIEO) arrested the CMD and the director of a company named Quantoe Traders from West Bengal for duping several people across the state in a swipe machine scam.
The duo has allegedly cheated people across Assam to the tune of over Rs 1 crore by falsely promising to give them distributorship of ATM swipe machines.
The apprehended has been identified as CMD Sujan Sarkar and director Sutapa Roy.
According to reports, the victims were lured to the office of the company at Bora Service in Guwahati and made to enter into an agreement of sub-distributorship of card swipe machines.
For each swipe a customer makes an amount of Rs 1 to 5 was supposed to enter into their bank accounts. Months elapsed but no money entered into the accounts neither any delivery of ATM swipe machines for marketing stated the BIEO.
The victims were assured of huge profits by smart talk and use of leaflets carrying pictures of the Prime Minister and other VVIPs and made to hand over their hard-earned money to the company for purchase of so-called ATM swipe machines.
It is to be mentioned that earlier two persons namely Ranjan Aich of Tangla and Ranjit Hazarika of Majuli has been arrested related to the case and the BIEO was on the lookout to nab the prime suspects.
The two were arrested from Alipurduar yesterday and brought on transit remand to the State on December 24.