Agartala: Three people connected to the Tripura chit-fund scam were taken into custody by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday. The accused, Imdadullah Barbhuiya, Kamrul Islam Barbhuiya, and Minnatullah Barbhuiya, were directors and associates of Kama (Indian) Projects and Services Ltd. and are residents of Hailakandi, Assam.
They were arrested from locations in Hyderabad, Hojai (Assam), and Vellore (Tamil Nadu). The CBI took over the investigation from the Tripura Police, which had filed several FIRs regarding the scam.
The accused allegedly deceived investors by promising high returns without any approval from SEBI or RBI and misappropriated the collected funds.
After years of evading arrest, Non-Bailable Warrants were issued against them. On February 6, 2025, the CBI successfully apprehended the three men. They will now be presented in court for further legal proceedings.
Previously, Bikash Das, a resident of Hailakandi District, Assam, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 3, 2025, in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, for his alleged involvement in the large chit fund scam by Suchana Real Projects Pvt. Ltd. Das had been on the run since 2013, with two pending fraud cases against him.
The CBI took over the investigation after Tripura Police forwarded the cases. Das was declared a proclaimed offender in August 2024. The CBI tracked him using technical intelligence and arrested him after a reward offer led to his capture. He is accused of scamming investors of over Rs. 6.6 lakh, and further legal actions are expected.
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