Guwahati Police Arrests Parents and Financial Planner of Deepankar Barman in Multi-Crore Scam
Guwahati Police have arrested Chabin Barman, Deepali Talukdar, and Mukesh Agarwal in connection with a multi-crore rupee scam involving DB Stock Consultancy. The main accused, Deepankar Barman, is currently absconding.
The arrests followed the discovery of incriminating documents and evidence of unregulated deposits used to invest in properties and financial assets. The investigation is ongoing, with assistance from specialized central agencies to uncover the full extent of the scam.
Details of the Arrests
The arrested individuals are:
- Chabin Barman (67), father of Deepankar Barman
- Deepali Talukdar (63), mother of Deepankar Barman
- Mukesh Agarwal (40), Chartered Accountant and Financial Planner for DB Stock Consultancy
According to the police, Chabin Barman and Deepali Talukdar were arrested after searches at their residence revealed incriminating documents. They had used funds from unregulated deposits to invest in various properties and financial assets.
Mukesh Agarwal, the financial planner for DB Stock Consultancy, was also arrested for his significant role in the financial operations of the consultancy.
Ongoing Investigation
The Guwahati Police are tracking the flow of funds obtained through these unregulated deposits. Notices have been issued to the family members of Deepankar Barman for further questioning. Specialized central agencies are assisting in the investigation to uncover the full extent of the scam.
Earlier, Assam police arrested over 60 people in connection with a multi-crore rupee illegal trading scam, including prime accused Bishal Phukan, Swapnanil Das, Assamese actress Sumi Borah, and her husband Tarkik Borah. Special Investigation Teams (SITs) have been formed to investigate these cases.
Doubts Revealed
Guwahati Police -: Guwahati Police are the police force responsible for maintaining law and order in Guwahati, a city in the Indian state of Assam.
Multi-Crore Scam -: A multi-crore scam means a fraud involving a very large amount of money, where ‘crore’ is a term used in India to denote ten million (10,000,000) rupees.
DB Stock Consultancy -: DB Stock Consultancy is a company involved in the scam. They were supposed to help people invest money in stocks but did something wrong with the money.
Absconding -: Absconding means that someone has run away or is hiding to avoid being caught by the police.
Unregulated deposits -: Unregulated deposits are money taken from people without following the rules and laws that are meant to protect investors.
Specialized central agencies -: Specialized central agencies are special groups from the central government that help with difficult investigations, like the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) in India.
