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Thirty-year-old Deepankar Barman’s disappearance had travel to airy connected August 21 this year, starring to panic and outrage among his clients. (File Photo)
Over 2 months aft the alleged mastermind of a multi-crore banal trading scam fled Guwahati, leaving scores of investors successful the lurch, helium was recovered and arrested from a homestay successful Goa connected Sunday evening.
Thirty-year-old Deepankar Barman’s disappearance had travel to airy connected August 21 this year, starring to panic and outrage among his clients. According to the police, Barman had claimed to beryllium the manager of a institution called DB Stock Broking, and had promised clients precocious returns connected investments – arsenic overmuch arsenic 100% yearly.
His disappearance and the consequent protests and constabulary complaints by investors had led to alarm bells among the police. In the adjacent 2 weeks, a crackdown was launched, and the Assam constabulary arrested 59 radical successful 28 antithetic cases. Earlier this month, the CBI began an probe into 41 specified trading scam cases from the state.
However, Barman, whose lawsuit had led the dominoes to commencement falling, remained untraceable. On Sunday evening, helium was arrested by a Guwahati constabulary squad with the assistance of the Crime Branch of Goa constabulary from a homestay successful Pernem district. Police besides seized Rs 27 lakh successful currency from his room, wherever helium was staying alone.
According to Guwahati Police Commissioner Diganta Barah, Barman fled Assam connected August 18, erstwhile immoderate section media outlets began reporting connected alleged irregularities successful his business.
“We did not cognize wherever helium went, but our squad ran a method analysis, which helped america hint his determination to Goa. A squad from the Guwahati constabulary stayed determination for 2 weeks and looked for him. He had stopped utilizing societal media and aged interaction numbers since August 21. He besides changed hotels, resorts and guesthouses frequently,” said Barah.
Police learnt astir his existent whereabouts connected Saturday, pursuing which a squad from Guwahati near for Goa connected Sunday morning.
“Since the archetypal lawsuit had been transferred to the CBI, we registered a caller lawsuit successful Paltan Bazaar constabulary presumption and sent this team. He was recovered successful a homestay successful an isolated area, acold from the town. When we searched the room, we recovered Rs 27 lakh successful his container isolated from his passport and golden jewellery. He was presented successful Parnem tribunal contiguous for transit remand and we are going done the indispensable formalities to bring him backmost to Assam,” Barah said.
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