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Multi-crore fraud, mule accounts, suspected Pak links: 6 arrested in Assam

Multi-crore fraud, mule accounts, suspected Pak links: 6 arrested in Assam

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A jewellery shop owner in Marthandam was arrested after a Class 11 girl from Kazhuvanthittai near Marthandam was allegedly swindled of 144 sovereigns of gold jewellery. The girl had become acquainted with a 25‑year‑old named Jenish from the same locality, and the arrest is connected to that alleged fraud.

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    Six people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly operating an organised financial fraud racket through mule bank accounts, with suspected links to Pakistan Intelligence Operatives, police said on Monday. Acting on intelligence inputs from central agencies, the Special Task Force (STF) of…

    — The Tribune

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    Preliminary investigation revealed that an SBI bank account belonging to FIR-named accused Marjina Begum of Ganesh Nagar, PS-Chandmari, Guwahati, had received credits amounting to lakhs of rupees within just 47 days, between 22 June and 5 August 2026. It was further observed that the amounts…

    — The Economic Times

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6 arrested for organised financial fraud in Assam; police suspect links to Pakistan intel operatives

Six people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly operating an organised financial fraud racket through mule bank accounts, with suspected links to Pakistan Intelligence Operatives, police said on Monday. Acting on intelligence inputs from central agencies, the Special Task Force (STF) of…

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Six arrested for financial fraud using mule accounts, suspected Pakistan Intelligence links

Preliminary investigation revealed that an SBI bank account belonging to FIR-named accused Marjina Begum of Ganesh Nagar, PS-Chandmari, Guwahati, had received credits amounting to lakhs of rupees within just 47 days, between 22 June and 5 August 2026. It was further observed that the amounts…

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