New Delhi, December 17
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed five more chargesheets in five separate cases against 18 accused including 16 private persons and two organizations in Assam ponzi scams.
The chargesheet has been filed against Upepithets Holdings Pvt. Ltd (UHPL) and Brahmaputra Sanchay & Biniyog Cooperative Society Ltd (BSBCSL). These cases are being investigated by CBI Guwahati. The agency had filed four chargesheets earlier.
The investigation, conducted by the CBI has unearthed substantial material evidence against the two accused persons and Upepithets Holdings Pvt. Ltd. Investigation has established that the accused were involved in orchestrating an illegal deposit scheme that solicited funds from investors under false pretence. They used deceptive means, including notarized stamp papers, to lure investors with the promise of guaranteed monthly returns of 6% and above. They cheated the investors and misappropriated the deposits for their personal gains.
Another Charge Sheet was filed against five accused including four private persons and a Cooperative Society namely Jiten Deka, the then Chairman, Indrani Das, Branch Manager, Azara Branch, Sanjib Deka, Secretary, Himangshu Talukdar, Chairman & Brahmaputra Sanchay & Biniyog Cooperative Society Ltd before the Special CBI Court, Guwahati, in Case No. RC 5E/2024 re-registered by CBI Guwahati on 20.10.2024. This case was originally registered in PS Azara, Guwahati vide Case No.184/2024 dated 12.09.2024 against Jiten Deka, Indrani Das & others. The case pertains to deposits collected by Brahmaputra Sanchay & Biniyog Cooperative Society under the scheme name “Grihalakshmi”. The investors were allegedly lured with promises of substantial returns such as bonus / interest. Subsequently, the deposits were allegedly misappropriated by the accused persons.
It was revealed during investigation that accused Jiten Deka and other accused persons promoted unregulated deposit scheme of Brahmaputra Sanchay & Biniyog Cooperative Society. They participated in various meetings with agents/potential depositors and solicited deposits by promoting high returns along with agent commissions without any viable business model which allured potential depositors to deposit a large sum of their hard earned money. They made false promise of high return upto 15% annually through the unregulated deposit schemes. Jiten Deka and others solicited agents/investors to the B.S.B.C. Grihalakshmi scheme (unregulated deposit scheme) where agents were offered commission ranging from 4% to 7 % on the deposited amounts, officials further stated.
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