Online Trading Scam Masterminds Bishal Phukan and Tarkik Bora To Walk Free, Sumi Bora Still in Jail
First Published: 1st May, 2025 15:04 IST
Her bail plea has been denied, and she will remain behind bars as investigations continue.
In a significant development in the sensational online trading scam in Assam, two of the prime accused Bishal Phukan and Tarkik Bora have been granted bail by the Barbarua police station in Dibrugarh. After spending over six months in custody, the duo is now set to walk free.
However, the third accused, actress and social media influencer Sumi Bora, has not been as fortunate. Her bail plea has been denied, and she will remain behind bars as investigations continue.
It needs to be mentioned that, actor and influencer Sumi Borah and her photographer husband Tarkik Borah wanted in connection with the multi-crore online trading investment scam in Assam, were arrested on September 12 after they surrendered before the police.
Sumi Borah and Tarkik Borah were on the run since September 2, soon after scam kingpin Bishal Phukan was arrested by the police prompting the police and other security agencies to carry out multiple raids in Meghalaya as well as in Bihar too.
The massive multi-crore scam where investors were duped of their hard-earned money in the name of online trading investment, unfolded following the arrest of mastermind Bishal Phukan on September 2, 2024.
Thereafter, Bishal’s links with Sumi and her husband Tarkik Bora were substantiated, and the police decided to lodge a suo moto case and initiate further proceedings.
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