Last Updated on November 14, 2024 2: 52pm
Guwahati: Another alleged stock broking scam involving several lakhs of rupees was reported in Guwahati, Assam on Thursday.
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This time, AD Stock Broking Financial Services Private Limited, owned by Alpana Das, has been accused of fleeing with lakhs of rupees from unsuspecting investors. However, the exact or estimated amount is not yet known.
According to reports, Alpana Das and her associates had promised investors a lucrative 13% monthly interest, along with an additional 11% during a Janmashtami offer last year.
She along with her associates had set up her office in an apartment complex named Syndicate Orchid at the Hengerabari area of Guwahati.
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Initially, the promised interest was paid to investors for about two years, but since July this year, the money was no longer returned to the investors, the reports claimed.
The operation allegedly ran in a pattern similar to the previous DB Stock scam.
Alpana Das and her associates allegedly fled Guwahati, locking up the office after their escape.
Several victims have approached the Dispur police station, but the accused remain untraceable.
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It has also been reported that Alpana Das had previously worked as a manager at DB Stock, which was also involved in a similar scam.
It may be mentioned that the alleged mastermind of the DB Stock trading scam, Dipankar Barman was arrested in Goa and brought to Guwahati, Assam last month.
Barman, who was apprehended by the Guwahati Police in Goa is accused of being involved in a scam that involved transactions of nearly Rs 7,000 crore.