Guwahati: The alleged mastermind of the DB Stock trading scam, Dipankar Barman was finally brought to Guwahati, Assam from Goa on Tuesday night.
Barman, who was apprehended by the Guwahati Police in Goa on Sunday, arrived at LGBI Airport on Indigo flight 6E6882 and was met with heightened police security.
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He was promptly taken to the Panbazar Police Station for further legal proceedings and questioning regarding his involvement in the high-profile scam that has captured public attention.
Barman is accused of being involved in an alleged scam that involved transactions of nearly Rs 7,000 crore.
“Absconding accused Dipankar Barman of DB Stock scam has been arrested in Goa by a Team from CGPD under leadership of Amit Mahato, IPS, ACP Pan Bazar with the support of Crime Branch of @Goa_Police in connection with an ongoing investigation,” the Guwahati Police wrote on microblogging site X.
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He was arrested in Goa following a long investigation.
The police seized over Rs 27 lakh from the possession of Barman after the arrest on Sunday.
The 29-year-old miraculously disappeared on August 21 this year after allegedly defrauding scores of people who invested in his firm DB Stock Broking.
Barman, claiming to be the director of DB Stock Broking, lured people to invest in his firm promising huge returns in a short time.
The scam came to light only on August 21 when the investors did not receive their returns on time and found his office in Guwahati locked with no trace of Barman.
Barman had since then been evading arrest, leaving the investors in dismay for the financial losses they suffered, with the police launching a massive manhunt.
However, after over two months of tireless efforts, the Guwahati Police finally tracked him down on Sunday evening