The Special Task Force (STF), Assam, has arrested six people in connection with an alleged financial fraud network involving mule bank accounts and suspected links to intelligence operatives.
On October 28, three accused persons, Marjina Begum, Rafizul Haque and Hemang Sudha, were arrested from three different locations under Chandmari Police Station in Guwahati, according to Pegu. On October 29, another accused, Rakib Hussain, was arrested in Karnataka. On October 30, STF personnel apprehended Iftar Hussain from Uzan Bazar under Latasil Police Station and Arman Aziz Haque from the Noonmati area.
Following the inputs, STF Assam registered a case and launched an investigation. Under the supervision of IGP-STF Partha Sarathi Mahanta, STF teams conducted operations at multiple locations and apprehended six persons allegedly involved in the network. He also indicated that investigators were examining possible links between the financial transactions and Pakistan-based intelligence operatives. However, he declined to disclose further details, citing the the ongoing investigation. The investigation into the alleged financial fraud network and its suspected wider links is continuing.
Pegu said that several important facts had emerged during the investigation and that the STF had received further inputs about the alleged involvement of other individuals in the network.
