Sumi Borah, an actress in the Assamese film industry, and her husband were detained on Thursday by the Special Task Force in connection with a multi-crore online trading scam, police said.
The Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) apprehended the two in Dibrugarh district, according to information provided by a law enforcement official to the news agency PTI.
Borah had earlier declared her intention to surrender to authorities. In a video message from an undisclosed location, she had explained her decision to surrender, citing "defamatory media reports" against her and assured full cooperation with the police investigation.
Borah stated she was not absconding but was hiding due to mental distress from the news coverage. "A lot of defamatory news has been going around against me in a section of the media and not even 10% of that is correct. The media has conducted my trial and hanged me even before the courts could begin the legal process," Borah said.
She then further expressed her belief in the judicial system to deliver justice based on evidence, rather than media reports.
The police had issued a "look out" circular against Borah, her husband, brother, sister-in-law, and two others after they did not appear for questioning regarding the scam.
Last week, police arrested Bishal Phukan, the alleged mastermind behind the scam, in Dibrugarh. Phukan reportedly defrauded around 1,500 people by promising high returns through stock market investments.
The case was transferred to the CID, and the Special Investigation Team was formed to investigate the allegations further.
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