Actress Sumi Borah and her husband Tariq Borah were arrested by the Special Task Force police on Thursday in connection with the Rs 2000 crore online stock trading scam that created a stir in Assam.
Sumi Borah and her husband had been on the run since the scam came to light last week, which involved a staggering Rs 2,200 crore. Sumi Borah was closely associated with Bishal Phukan, the main figure behind the scheme.
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Scammers collected huge amount of money from people in the name of stock market investments claiming to double the investment. The police said that this scam will be around Rs 2,000 crores. Vishal Pukan has already been detained in this case.
After the arrest of Vishal, the Borah couple was called by the police for questioning. However, they did not attend. The police issued lookout notices against them and they were arrested on Thursday.
