Rs 16 Crore Scammed from 200 Victims in Barak Valley
Silchar: A massive trading financial scam worth Rs 16 crore has been uncovered by the Hailakandi Police in Barak Valley, involving a 29-year-old man identified as Dipanjan Nath. The scam targeted around 200 victims and promised returns of Rs 1.8 lakh for every Rs 1 lakh investment in just one month time period.
The victims were primarily young individuals from across Barak Valley. They were lured into the fraudulent scheme with the promise of quick and high returns. The scam came to light after Joydeep Paul filed an official complaint, claiming he had not received the promised returns. Following the complaint, an FIR was lodged at the Hailakandi Police Station, and an investigation has been launched.
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Largest Financial Scam Rs 16 Crore exposed by Hailakandi Police in Barak Valley
On Monday, Hailakandi Police arrested the accused Dipanjan Nath. He has been charged under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. His other two friends, Partha Pratim Debnath and Raja Dey, are still on the run.
The fraud was being carried out from an office located in Rangirkhari, Silchar. Despite the accused being from different locations within the Northeast, including Hailakandi, Tripura, and Srikona, Silchar, they managed to carry out the scheme from Silchar.
The investigation being carried out by the Hailakandi Police to apprehend the other suspects. Hailakandi Police are working to recover the money scammed from diffrent individual across Barak Valley.