An Assam police team is leaving West Bengal to seek the remand of Sudipta Sen a day after the Saradha Group chief was brought to Kolkata.
According to sources, the team would interrogate Sen in connection with the chit-fund scam. He said three staff-members of Saradha Group were arrested in 2012 in connection with a cheating case in Jorhat.
So far, 222 cases have been registered against 128 chit fund companies in the State. A Special Investigation Team probing the cases has so far filed charge sheets against 42 persons and 15 companies in 17 cases. So far, 303 persons have been arrested. Nearly Rs. 94 lakh in cash has been seized and amount of Rs. 24 crore frozen. Police have seized 106 bank accounts have been frozen while steps are being taken for the attachment of a number of landed properties including 99 bighas of land and buildings which have been identified.
The companies now under scanner are Saradha Group, Rose Valley, Unipay 2U, Jeevan Suraksha, Prayag, Abyss Assam Group Co, Basil International Ltd., Alliance Vision Marketing Pvt. Ltd and Daffodils Group of Companies.
Hundreds of KMSS activists staged dharna in Dispur in protest against the fielding of Dr Sanjay Sinh in the Rajya Sabha polls slated for Friday.Led by Akhil Gogoi, the KMSS activists squatted in front of the Assam Assembly and strongly criticized Congress legislators and leaders for fielding an outsider in the polls.Talking to reporters, Gogoi said that they won’t allow any horse trading to take place in the Rajya Sabha polling process. They further prayed to the Almighty to lead the Congress leaders and legislators in right direction.
In a bizarre incident, the Army jawans stabbed two passengers inside a train as they protested against defence personnel occupying all seats at the Rangia railway station on Thursday. GRP officials told Assam Times that they took into custody the three jawans and the Military Commanding Officer from the Army's Red Horns Mountain Division here was interrogating them. Then the accused from the 3rd Sikh LI regiment have been identified as Subedar Balwant Singh and Sepoys Bhupinder Singh and G Singh. The jawans had boarded the NJP-Moriani Siphung passenger train at New Jalpaiguri this morning and allegedly occupied all seats of the general compartment by force with their belongings, bags...
DGP Khagen Sarma is on a stock-taking visit to Kokrajhar on Thursday.Sarma held a high level meeting at the Circuit House in Kokrajhar with the BTAD’s top police officials. He further asked police and para military forces to intensify counter offensive against NDFB, KLO and ULFA.The review of the law and order situation assumes significance three days after suspected NDFB-S militants kidnapped a businessman from Chirang district.
Congress legislators are holding a crucial meeting along with their BPF counterparts in Dispur to discuss the Rajya Sabha polling slated for Friday.The senior legislators are believed to have been imparting training to their juniors on the poll procedure. But the choice of candidates is still to be decided.
Independent MLA Jatin Mali called on Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday a day before the Rajjya Sabha polls.The duo are believed to have discussed the Rajya Sabha polls where Gogoi urged him to vote for the ruling party candidates.The MLA from Palashbari has already promised his support to the Congress. Senior Congress ministers Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Rockybul Hussain and MA Anjan Dutta also were present in the close door meet.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is confident of comfortable victory of Bhubneswar Kalita, Dr Sanjay Sinh and Biswajeet Daimary.Talking to reporters in Dispur on Thursday, Gogoi said that the voters practically are expected to clear their positions towards the evening.
The Opposition camp is trying to rope in the Trinamool Congress MLA to garner his support to Hiador Hussain.Party sources told Assam Times that AGP president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is trying to woo Dwipen Pathak. But there is no assurance.
The indefinite economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh has been called off. But it is likely to resume next months if the government fails to deliver the goods.The decision was taken after a delegation of the protestors held a meeting with the Sonitpur district administration who assured them that steps the victims would get justice. The district administration further appraised the protestors of steps to address their grievances.
Normal life came to a grinding halt in parts of lower Assam following the KLO-sponsored bandh called in protest against the killing of Brindabon Rajbanshi in fake encounter. Vital roads wore a deserted look, shops and markets, schools and colleges, banks and offices remained closed from early in the morning on Thursday.Security forces claimed to have killed the KLO top leader in an encounter. But the Koch Rajbanshi militant outfit alleged it an encounter.
Congress and BPF legislators met on Wednesday to discuss the Rajya Sabha poll proceedings. But the meet remained inconclusive.Chaired by chief minister Tarun Gogoi in presence of APCC president and party candidate Bhubneswar Kalita, the discussion remained incomplete. They are scheduled to meet again on Thursday morning.The meeting was scheduled to discuss the preference of candidate. But it was left for Thursday’s meeting at the Assam Assembly secretariat.
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Rose Valley will be next.
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