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.
A local court in New Delhi on Tuesday sent the three miscreants accused in the murder of Nido Tania to jail hardly 24 hours after they were arrested.But that’s not all. The north east students in the capital demand CBI probe into the allegations of police lapse. The student delegation told Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde to institute a judicial probe into the allegations against the policemen on the spot.
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad on Tuesday moved state election commission alleging gross violation of constitution by two Congress leaders in the run up to the Rajya Sabha polls.The regional party in its complaint has accused chief minister Tarun Gogoi and his education minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma of violating the constitution to ensure smooth sailing of the BPF candidate Biswajeet Daimary in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad on Tuesday has issued whip to its party legislators to vote for Haidor Hussain in the Rajya Sabha polls slated for February 7. The three line whip is being issued to all party legislators three days ahead of the polls. A legislator would forfeit his seat if he or she violates the party whip.
Guwahati is gearing up to receive Narendra Modi who is holding a huge rally on February 8.Veterinary Playground in Guwahati turns into a security hub where the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate is scheduled to address the rally.“We are leaving no stone unturned to make this rally a grand success,” a BJP leader told Assam Times adding that over 30,000 people are expected to attend the rally.“Much to our pleasure, a number of distinguished personalities are also expected to attend the day long rally,” said the BJP leader who hoped that Modi’s speech would boost the morale of the party in rank and file.Notably, Modi is set to revisit the state twice in this month. On February 20, he is...
In a bizarre move, BPF candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha poll Biswajeet Daimary has lodged a complaint against independent candidate Haidor Hussain alleging an attempt to prevent a section of opposition legislators from voting in his favour in the upcoming polls.Daimary called on returning officer Gauranga Prasad Das on Tuesday in Dispur where he filed the complaint demanded cancellation of the opposition consensus candidate’s nomination.The BPF leader on Monday publicly alleged that a Hussian told a section of AGP, BJP and AIUDF MLAs not to vote Daimary.
United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has dared Narendra Modi to withdraw the non Assamese settlers from the state.In a strongly worded statement issued to the media on Tuesday, the outfit said that the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate must know that the Hindu and Muslim people who settled in Assam after 1947 are never indigenous people.Modi is set to attend a huge rally in Guwahati on February 8.
Union minister Ninong Eering on Tuesday urged the Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde to formulate law to prevent racial attack on the north east people in New Delhi.During his half an hour meeting with Shinde, the Union minister from Arunachal Pradesh said that only a strict enforcement of a set of tough laws would help the north east people from getting ride of the racial attacks which has been taking place at regular intervals in the capital.
The Regional Science Centre in Guwahati is all set to get Innovation Hub. The new section is scheduled to be inaugurated at a function in the afternoon.Planning Commission secretary Sindhushree Khullar will open the new addition in presence of prominent scientist Dr Anil Kr Goswami, Dr Mridul Hazarika, Prof Uddhab Kr Bharali.It was developed in collaboration with the National Innovation Council. Young students from different regions of Assam having innovative ideas will be promoted to convert their ideas into tangible working models in this section.The ‘Innovation Hub’ is basically a resource centre-cum-laboratory which provides a platform to the young students to engage themselves in...
Delhi police have arrested three youths in connection with the Nido Tania murder case apart from identifying 6 others hours after the Delhi High Court asked for reports from the Centre and the Delhi Government by Wednesday.Delhi police sources told Assam Times that the arrestees include the six persons they have already identified. Two of the elusive miscreants are juvenile.Tania, the student from Arunachal Pradesh was killed at an attack by goons in Lajpotnagar area on Thursday last resulting in simmering protest in the capital.The post-mortem report has said that he died due to swelling in his brain and collection of fluid in his lungs.On Monday, Congress Vice-President met delegations of...
Kamatapur Liberation Organization has threatens security forces of dire consequences alleging that commander Brindabon Rajbanshi was killed in a fake encounter.In a statement, the Koch Rajbanshi militant outfit said that Brindabon was killed from a point blank range at Salakati area after marathon interrogation by the police on January 31.
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Rose Valley will be next.
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