Guwahati. Assamese actress, choreographer and social media influencer Sumi Bora and her husband, who were detained by the Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday in connection with the multi-crore online share trading scam, were handed over to the police in Dibrugarh, officials said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Rakesh Reddy told reporters here, “The STF handed them over to the police in connection with the share trading scam case registered at Dibrugarh Sadar police station.” He said the police will investigate further and record a detailed statement of Bora and her husband Tarik Bora, who were absconding for the last 11 days. A senior officer had earlier told PTI-Bhasha that the STF has detained them in Dibrugarh and they will be handed over to the police.
Director General of Police (DGP) G.P. Singh posted a picture of the two on social media ‘X’ and wrote, “Their game is over. Congratulations to Team STF.” In this picture, both of them were wearing masks on their faces. However, the DGP did not mention the names of both. After the arrest of the main accused in the case, 22-year-old Vishal Phukan, notices were issued to the couple and four others but they did not appear before the police. After this, a lookout notice was issued against all of them.
The actress and choreographer had sent a video message to some local television channels claiming that she would “surrender and fully cooperate with the police”. Phukan, the owner of the company, had allegedly cheated investors. Phukan was arrested from Dibrugarh last week along with her manager.
During the investigation, it was found that Phukan had allegedly spent a lot of money on Bora, including on her high-profile wedding in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) took over the investigation into the allegations and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed.