Guwahati, Sep 28 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police on Saturday questioned YouTubers regarding the multi-crore online trading scam involving controversial Assamese actress Sumi Borah.
A YouTuber Aboyob Bhuyan who earlier telecasted a podcast of Borah on his channel told IANS that it was a routine call by the CID for a statement regarding the case.
“They wanted to know whether I have charged anything from the actress for the podcast. I made it clear before the investigating team that we do not charge for podcasts unless it is a promotion for a brand. Moreover, the episode we telecasted a year ago had nothing to do with the online trading scam. Our programme with the actress was primarily about her wedding,” said Aboyob Bhuyan.
He added that they had electronic evidence of the episode available on YouTube which became a talking point in town else there was no other issue.
On Wednesday, Sumi Borah, her husband Tarkik Borah and the kingpin of the multi-crore online trading scam Bishal Phukan were sent to judicial custody.
An online trading scam amounting to Rs 2,200 crore was busted in Assam after Bishal Phukan was arrested from his Dibrugarh residence earlier this month.
The Assamese actress Sumi Borah came under the scanner of police after Phukan’s arrest. Police claimed that Bishal Phukan used Borah’s network in the Assamese movie industries to get clients for online trading on the pretext of giving them higher returns.
Police said that Bishal used to throw lavish parties in Guwahati for people from the Assamese movie industries in the luxurious hotels in the city.
“The attendees of the party were lured through expensive gifts by the fraudster. Sumi Borah helped him in getting clients and Phukan used to reward her with a commission. With the help of the actress, Bishal got a good number of clients who invested a handful amount of money in online trading to get higher returns,” police said.
Borah and her husband were on the run following Phukan’s arrest and finally, they surrendered before the police in Dibrugarh.
–IANS
tdr/dan
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
