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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken major action in the DB Stock Scam case. On Sunday, the CBI arrested two accused Pushpjit Purkayastha and Sandeep Gupta in this case. This arrest was made in Guwahati, the capital of Assam. After investigation in this case, it has been found that both the arrested accused were involved on a large scale in the M/s DB Stock Consultancy scam run by mastermind Dipankar Burman in Guwahati.
Who is Pushpjit Purkayastha?
In fact, Pushpjit Purkayastha, arrested by the CBI, is the former branch manager of Axis Bank's Rahbari branch in Guwahati. Purkayastha has been found guilty of obtaining deposits from people by making false promises of high returns in connivance with DB Stock Consultancy. The investigation has revealed that Purkayastha conspired with mastermind Dipankar Burman and made misleading promises of attractive returns to bank customers and other investors. Through this, he lured people to invest in the scheme. Pushpjit Purkayastha misused his position to facilitate fraudulent activities and managed customers and investors in Mumbai and Guwahati. The investigation has also revealed that Pushpjit Purkayastha earned huge illegal profits as commission for bringing investors into the ambit of the fraud scheme.
Who is Sandeep Gupta?
Another person arrested in this case, Sandeep Gupta, is the main agent and aggregator of DB Stock Consultancy. He has been found conspiring with accused mastermind Dipankar Barman and other accomplices to run an illegal deposit scheme called DB Stock. Sandeep Gupta handled clients and investors from Dibrugarh. He referred more than 350 clients and demanded money from them by promising high returns. Investigation has revealed that Sandeep, with the help of his network, has earned lakhs of rupees as commission from DB Stock Consultancy for referrals and deposits.
Who is the main accused in the scam?
The CBI has filed a chargesheet in this DB Stock scam case against the main accused Dipankar Burman, his fiancée Monalisha Das, her parents Chhabin Burman and Deepali Burman and chartered accountant Mukesh Agarwal. Dipankar Burman is accused of defrauding more than 10,000 people across the country of more than Rs 400 crore. Dipankar Burman falsely assured people of high returns and asked them to invest in a fraud deposit scheme. He also defaulted on this deposit amount.
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