Staff Reporter
Guwahati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a supplementary charge sheet against three accused persons, namely Chabin Barman, Deepali Talukdar Barman, and Mukesh Aggarwal, in one of the Assam online trading scam cases before the Special CBI Court at Guwahati.
The charge sheet has been filed within 90 days of the arrest of these three accused in the DB Stock Consultancy Scam Case. They are presently in judicial custody in this case. Additional evidence against the already charge-sheeted accused, Monalisha Das, has also been filed with the supplementary charge sheet.
CBI had registered the instant case on October 14, 2024, under RC 221/2024/E0013, at the request of the Government of Assam, taking over the investigation of the case, originally registered by Paltan Bazar police station, on August 21, 2024, against D.B. Stock Consultancy, owned by Deepankar Barman, along with his close associate Monalisha Das and 7-8 employees of the organisation. It was alleged that the accused persons had taken money from several clients by convincing them of guaranteed returns and made agreements on Rs. 100 stamp paper in return as proof, but up until the last three months, the payments became irregular, and many clients did not receive the payments. The complainant further alleged that he invested Rs. One crore, and along with him, several thousand clients invested thousands of crores in the organisation, but the alleged accused person fled away with the amount invested by the clients.
Investigation has revealed that M/s. DB Stock Consultancy, under the proprietorship of Deepankar Barman, has been accepting deposits from the public on the promise of higher fixed returns on their deposits. The proprietorship and its key managerial persons have been taking deposits in the name of five unregulated deposit schemes promising fixed higher returns. Deposits of more than Rs 400 crore have been taken by Deepankar Barman.
During further investigation, it was revealed that charge-sheeted accused Monalisha Das engaged in a criminal conspiracy with accused persons to cheat thousands of depositors by taking deposits under the pretext of high returns and then defaulting on the same, CBI sources said.
Chabin Barman, along with his wife Deepali Talukdar Barman and son Deepankar Barman, conspired to promote the unregulated deposit scheme of DB Consultancy at a promotional program at GMCH, Guwahati. Chabin Barman delivered a speech to solicit deposits into the scheme, and he, in collaboration with his son, ran the scheme for financial gain, receiving proceeds from DB Stock Consultancy and Deepankar’s accounts.
Deepali Talukdar Barman, in association with her family, participated in promoting and running the unregulated deposit scheme, receiving proceeds from the scheme, which she invested in real estate and other businesses for personal gain.
Mukesh Agarwal, a chartered accountant, conspired with Deepankar Barman to conceal the proceeds of the scheme in the firm’s accounts. Following Deepankar’s instructions, Mukesh Agarwal fabricated fake invoices and adjusted the illicit funds as loans in the firm’s books. He also falsified financial documents and manipulated IT and GST returns for Deepankar Barman, further aiding in the concealment of the proceeds from the unregulated deposit scheme.
Further investigation is continuing against the accused, including Deepankar Barman.
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