Banti Gogoi Pegu sent to five-day CID custody

BY OUR STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, April 13:  Bonti Gogoi Pegu, who was arrested by Assam Police CID on Wednesday, was sent to five-day CID custody by Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM)'s court here today. Gogoi is a key accused in the multi-crore tax evasion scam in the state's excise department. She was arrested from her residence here on Wednesday. She was on the run following the arrest of liquor baron Rajesh Jalan last December for allegedly duping the state government of crores of excise duty by submitting forged documents.