Guwahati, September 9: The controversial Assamese actress and choreographer Sumi Borah, whose name surfaced in a Rs 2,200 crore online trading scam and has been evading arrest, had Rs 20 crore deposited in her bank account by the kingpin of the scam. This has come to light during the probe, sources said here. The kingpin of the multi-crore online trading scam, Bishal Phukan, splurged huge amounts on her.
A senior police official told IANS on Monday, “Phukan spent Rs 1 crore buying expensive clothes for Sumi Borah. He also gave her another Rs 2.5 crore for an abroad tour.
In just two months, Rs 20 crore was transferred into Borah’s bank account by Phukan. It has been apprehended that the actress helped the prime accused to get at least Rs 100 crore investments that included important people outside the state as well.” Online Trading Scam: 68 Arrested for Duping People Through Fake Stock Market Investments, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Urges Citizens To Beware of Fraudsters.
According to police, Phukan has more than Rs 100 crore in one of his SBI accounts in Assam. Actress Borah lured people to invest in Phukan’s company to get much higher returns through online trading. Police questioned an interior designer who did the designing work of Phukan’s lavish office in Dibrugarh town.
The designer was paid an advanced amount of Rs 44 lakh for the work. Borah hails from Dibrugarh and started her career as a dancer. She acted in a few Assamese movies and also did choreograph.