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.
Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management (ARGUCOM) in collaboration with Sologuri Gaon Panchayat and Department of Rural Development Agency, Sivasagar organised a public meeting at Sivasagar College, Joysagar recently. The aim of the public meeting was to familiarize the local population with the history, aims, objectives and philosophy of the University.The meeting was attended by Dr. Rafiquz Zaman, Vice Chancellor, ARGUCOM, Hira Deka Bora, Principal, Sivsagar College, SN Chowdhury, Project Director, DRDA (Sivasagar), Dr. Likhak Bora, former Professor, Sivasagar College and noted social worker and Zila Parishad member, Monica Saikia.Vice Chancellor Dr. Zaman made an...
At least 10 districts are reeling under flood water. The worst-hit are river island Majuli and the Kaziranga National Park. Rising water of the Brahmaputra has inundated vast tracts of land in Kaziranga's Burapahar, Bagori and northern parts of Agratoli with three animal casualty reported. Two deer were knocked down by speeding vehicles in Harmoti area when they were on way to the highlands, while an elephant drowned in the flood waters in Bagori range.
Three foreign tourists have been injured as their vehicles overturned in Kamrup district Monday.They were on their way to Siliguri en route to Sikkim when their vehicle turned turtle at Ghakuchi.Identified as Andrew John, Stephen Doneur and Sarit Jay Patel -- were injured in the incident with John being in a critical condition while the two others received minor injuries. The trio were admitted to the Rangiya Civil Hospital but were later referred to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital.
ABSU, AKRSU and BPPF criticized BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary for remarks on agitating groups taking political gain for next Parliamentary elect next year for separate statehood.ABSU president Promod Boro said Mohilary has lost his stand in political that is why he is remarking such unwanted statement regarding agitation for Bodoland who are taking movement democratic ways. Rabiram narzary, President BPPF party strong expressed unfortunate remarks from Mohilary on agitation groups which was not wanted from such responsible leader.Hiteswar Barman,President of AKRSU has also expressed their remarks on the statement from BTC Chief Mohilary on the Kamatapur movement as the students union and...
Two poachers were apprehended by police in Golaghat district on Monday.Acting on a tip-off, the police launched a search operation in Balijan Adarsh Mising village under Bokakhat police station and arrested the two from their residence.Police recovered a Chinese made M-22 rifle with seven rounds of ammunitions and a .303 rifle with six cartridges from the poachers who have been identified as Zila Doley and Bhaiti Pegu.The duo llegedly involved in the recent killings of a rhino and removal of its horns in Kaziranga National Park were apprehended by police in Golaghat district.
Two cadres of the Songbijit faction NDFB were killed in an encounter with security forces at Audang Bazaar in Kokrajhar on Sunday. But the family members of the deceased claimed it to be a fake encounter.They identified as Rahul Brahma @ B Rugung and Anjalu Brahma @ Maru @ Udang was killed in encounter during the search operation around 9.20 in the morning at Audang Bazaar in Kokrajhar. Two pistols, a grenade and two extortion notes were recovered from their possession. NDFB(S) said their cadres were cadre killed in fake encounter and was shot dead from close range after arresting them. Family members of the victims said the cadres were killed in fake encounter and claimed...
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has extended its moral support to the agitating media poisons of Manipur on its struggle against the militants. The Assam based scribe’s body argues that the media persons under the banner of All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) have taken a significant stand against the armed militants who have dared to threaten the media with their gun power.“In any situation, the media should (must) not be dictated in a democratic country. A section of Manipur militants have taken the unacceptable way to threaten the scribe and also the newspaper sellers & distributors there. We urge the authority to take necessary actions in this regard,” said a statement...
Assam has been fortunate in giving birth to a great musical genius in Bhupen Hazarika. It is a significant step towards our endeavour to take Dr. Bhupen Hazarika to the global forum of his artistic excellence and qualities of head and heart set the perfect example of an international artiste, on the eve of his 87th birth anniversary - Indians, Bangladeshi and Assamese artists united to celebrate the musical journey of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika at Nehru Centre, Mayfair, London on Friday 6th, September, 2013 organised by Rini Kakati, Assam Co-ordinator for UK.The meeting will be chaired by Dr. Virander Paul, Deputy High Commissioner of India. Also attending the event will be His Excellency, Mr....
Prof. Gautam Barua, Director of IIT Guwahati will attend the next Guest of the Month program of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on September 5 next. The program will start at 2 pm. Prof. Barua, who is going shortly to hand over his charge as the Director of IIT Guwahati after serving the institution with that capacity for a decade, is currently engaged in setting up the newly established Indian Institute of Information Technology at Guwahati. Prof. Barua is a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering and his areas of specializations are Operating Systems and Networks. He obtained his B.Tech and M.Tech degrees in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay and a PhD degree in Computer Engineering...
The killer dengue claimed one more life in Guwahati on Thursday. Zoo Road resident Raju Dewan died of the disease at Down Town Hospital on Wednesday three days after his wife Loni died of the same disease. On Wednesday, another city resident Kandorpa Deka died of dengue. With this, the death toll in this killer disease has gone up to 3.
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Rose Valley will be next.
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