Assam : Police Officer arrested for alleged involvement in multi-crore trading scam

In Assam, a police officer, working at State DGP office in Guwahati, has reportedly  been arrested for his involvement in the  multi-crore online trading scam.The arrested police officer has been identified as Suruj Deka. Deka's arrest came after the prime accused of the case, Anjan Supriyam, confessed about his involvement in the online trading scam. Presently, Deka is being interrogated by the CID authorities. Further investigations are on to unravel more about the scam and Deka's involvement in it.
Earlier, a Rs 2,200 crore financial scam was unearthed by Assam Police, in which brokers duped people promising to double their money invested in the online stock market.Two men, online trader 22-year-old Vishal Phukan from Dibrugarh and Swapnil Das from Guwahati, were arrested in connection with the scam. Several more arrests are expected as the investigation reaches deeper into different parts of the state.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged people to avoid fraudulent online stock market investments cautioning that in every case, when it is promised to double money with very little effort, those are scams. He said there is no actual investment of money in the share market through such online trading companies and advised people to stay away from fraudsters. The police have already filed cases against illegal brokers and are trying to destroy the entire scam network in the state.
The Chief Minister's announcement follows reports that a few online trading companies operating in the state were doing so without adherence to regulations by SEBI or RBI. Talking to reporters in Dibrugarh on Thursday, the Chief Minister Dr. Sarma said he has directed the Crime Investigation Department, CID, to investigate the entire gamut of  online money trading scam and book the culprits. He also warned that no one would be spared those involved in the scam. 

(State Correspondent)