On Saturday, the CBI plans to question key suspects in multi-crore unregulated online trading schemes who are currently being held in Dibrugarh Central Jail. Sumi Borah, Tarkik Borah, and Bishal Phukan all significant figures in the schemes are scheduled to be questioned. On Friday, a five-member CBI team came in Dibrugarh and handed over all case files and documentation connected to the 41 registered cases to the agency. This is a critical milestone in the probe, which the CBI officially took over on October 8. The agency is anticipated to request custody of the offender from the court before beginning interrogation.
Sources told the media that the handover process would take roughly six weeks, but the CBI team’s quick arrival indicated that the transfer of case documents was completed sooner than expected. The inquiry follows the Assam government’s decision to hand over 32 cases involving the scandal to the CBI. Assam police have previously detained over 60 people linked to the scam and created 14 Special Investigation Teams under the Assam CID. Several lookout circulars have been issued for those involved in the scam, many of whom are still at large. To date, the CBI has filed six FIRs in connection with the cases.
