GUWAHATI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in an online trading scam, the investigating agency said on Monday.
The mastermind of the scam Deepankar Barman, owner of DB Stock Consultancy, was detained from Goa in October last year after he remained absconding for about four months and subsequently he was arrested.
In course of investigation, the central agency found the involvement of Pushpajit Purkayastha and Sandeep Gupta.
The central investigating agency stated that Purkayastha, the former Branch Manager of Axis Bank's Rehabari Branch in Guwahati, was found to have colluded with DB Stock Consultancy to solicit deposits from the public with false promises of high returns.
The investigation revealed that he in conspiracy with mastermind Deepankar Barman, lured bank customers and other investors to invest in the scheme through the misleading promises of handsome and guaranteed returns.
"He made huge illegal gain in form of commission, for bringing innocent investors into the fold of fraudulent scheme. He managed clients and investors based in Mumbai and Guwahati, abusing his position to facilitate these fraudulent activities," CBI stated in a press communique.
Accused Sandeep Gupta, the main agent and aggregator for DB Stock Consultancy, was found to have conspired with accused mastermind Deepankar Barman and others accomplices, in operation of DB Stock, an illegal deposit scheme, CBI stated.
It further stated that Gupta handled clients and investors from Dibrugarh, referring over 350 customers and soliciting funds from them with false promises of high returns. The investigation revealed that he earned lakhs of rupees as commission from DB Stock Consultancy for the referrals and deposits collected through his network.
The CBI has already filed a chargesheet against main accused of the scam, Deepankar, along with his fiancé Monalisha Das, his parents Chabin Barman and Deepali Barman, and Mukesh Agarwal, a Chartered Accountant.
Deepankar Barman, owner of DB Stock is accused of cheating and defrauding over 10,000 people across the country, of more than Rs 400 crore by luring them to invest in a fraudulent unregulated deposit scheme with false assurances of fixed high returns and subsequently defaulting on these deposits.
The mastermind of the scam Deepankar Barman, owner of DB Stock Consultancy, was detained from Goa in October last year after he remained absconding for about four months and subsequently he was arrested.
In course of investigation, the central agency found the involvement of Pushpajit Purkayastha and Sandeep Gupta.
The central investigating agency stated that Purkayastha, the former Branch Manager of Axis Bank's Rehabari Branch in Guwahati, was found to have colluded with DB Stock Consultancy to solicit deposits from the public with false promises of high returns.
The investigation revealed that he in conspiracy with mastermind Deepankar Barman, lured bank customers and other investors to invest in the scheme through the misleading promises of handsome and guaranteed returns.
"He made huge illegal gain in form of commission, for bringing innocent investors into the fold of fraudulent scheme. He managed clients and investors based in Mumbai and Guwahati, abusing his position to facilitate these fraudulent activities," CBI stated in a press communique.
Accused Sandeep Gupta, the main agent and aggregator for DB Stock Consultancy, was found to have conspired with accused mastermind Deepankar Barman and others accomplices, in operation of DB Stock, an illegal deposit scheme, CBI stated.
It further stated that Gupta handled clients and investors from Dibrugarh, referring over 350 customers and soliciting funds from them with false promises of high returns. The investigation revealed that he earned lakhs of rupees as commission from DB Stock Consultancy for the referrals and deposits collected through his network.
The CBI has already filed a chargesheet against main accused of the scam, Deepankar, along with his fiancé Monalisha Das, his parents Chabin Barman and Deepali Barman, and Mukesh Agarwal, a Chartered Accountant.
Deepankar Barman, owner of DB Stock is accused of cheating and defrauding over 10,000 people across the country, of more than Rs 400 crore by luring them to invest in a fraudulent unregulated deposit scheme with false assurances of fixed high returns and subsequently defaulting on these deposits.
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