CBI files chargesheet against an accused private person
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, 19 November, 2024: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet on 18.11.2024 against an accused private person representing an Assam based private consultancy firm, in a case related to allegations of deceiving investors of irregular deposit scheme in Assam, before the Hon’ble Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chandmari, Guwahati, Assam. The chargesheet was filed under Section 25 read with Sections 21(1), 21(2), and 21(3) of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019; Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code; and Section 316(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
CBI registered the instant case against said private firm, its proprietor, chargesheeted accused, and others following a recommendation by the Government of Assam. The case pertains to alleged violations under Sections 3(5), 316(5), and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS, 2023), and Section 21 of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019.
It has been alleged that, since 2018, the accused persons collected substantial sums of money from several depositors by offering guaranteed returns. In return, they provided depositors with documents executed on ₹100 stamp paper as proof of the transactions. However, over the past months, many depositors reported irregular payments, with several failing to receive their promised returns altogether.
The first arrest in the case was made on 22.08.2024, when aforesaid chargesheeted accused was apprehended.
The said accused proprietor and others are presently under the Judicial Custody.
Further investigation in the case is continuing.
