LUMDING: A shopkeeper named Prosanjit Das, recently found himself in trouble after assisting an unknown person with a financial transaction. This incident occurred in Lumding's Children Park area in Hojai district of Assam.
The individual requested cash, assuring the shopkeeper Das that the amount would be transferred online by his relative. After receiving the payment via a scanner, Das’s bank account was frozen by authorities at the request of the Cyber Crime Cell, Gujarat.
Allegedly, the money transferred was linked to a fraud case in Gujarat which led to Das's bank account being frozen by authorities. This incident highlights the growing risks associated with online transactions.
Previously, acting on a tip-off, Sootea Police, in collaboration with the Cyber Cell/PTL, arrested Suren Robi Das, a fraud suspect, from Amoni, Chamuguri, Nagaon. The accused, originally from Kumolia, was found in possession of Rs 7,000.
The arrest follows an FIR lodged at Sootea Police Station under Case No. 16/2025, where it was reported that Das sold a demo OPPOF25 Pro 5G mobile phone to Tapan Biswas, a resident of No. 2 Adabheti, for Rs 16,000. The transaction occurred at Das’s salon at Karayani Centre in southern Sootea.
When the phone turned out to be a demo unit, Biswas unsuccessfully tried to trace Das and later filed the complaint. Following the FIR, police launched an investigation and successfully located and arrested the accused. Trilochan Das, Officer In-charge of Sootea PS, confirmed that the investigation is ongoing.
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