Our Bureau GUWAHATI/DIBRUGARH: A team of CBI officials arrived in Assam today to investigate the over Rs 2000 crore online trading scam perpetrated by DB Stock, involving Bishal Phukan and several others, as well as 41 other online fraud cases. The team was divided into two groups, with one starting investigations from the Gorchuk CBI office in the city while the other team went straight on to Dibrugarh and officially took over the cases lodged at the police station there. The main accused in the DB Stock scam, Dipankar Barman, is still on the run, and victims were called for questioning today at the CBI office here.
One of the victims here said the money he had invested in the scam was earned legally and promised to cooperate fully with the investigation. Meanwhile, the second 5-member CBI team today reached Dibrugarh as part of their investigation into the multi-crore online trading scam involving Bishal Phukan, actor-choreographer Sumi Borah, Tarkik Borah, and Amlan Borah. Confirming the CBI team’s arrival, Dibrugarh Superintendent of Police Rakesh Reddy stated, “The necessary files related to the case have been handed over to the CBI team at the Dibrugarh Police Station.
We are cooperating fully with them.” Until now, the investigation was carried out by the Dibrugarh police, headed by Additional SP (Crime) Sizal Agarwal. Highly placed sources said that the interrogation process of the accused in the case who are lodged at the Dibrugarh Central Jail will be started .