CBI filed supplementary charge sheets against 4 into a chit-fund case in Assam

NEW DELHI: The CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation), on Thursday, filed a supplementary charge sheet against four persons in connection with its probe into a chit-fund case in Assam.

A CBI spokesperson here said that the supplementary charge sheet was filed against Mohammad Afzal Hussain, the then Legal Advisor, Antara Mukherjee, Biswajit Bera, and Tapan Saha aka Tapan Sahoo, all then 'directors' of the 'Silicon Group of Companies' in connection with a chit fund scam before a Court in Guwahati.

The CBI had registered a case on August 22, 2015. During probe, it was revealed that the accused had allegedly collected large public funds amounting to Rs 9.39 crore till 2013 in the form of deposits by issuing 'product registration letter' or 'secured redeemable debentures' to a large number of investors.

The investors of the company's Nagaon and other branches operating in Assam were cheated through non-refund of their investment. The amount was misappropriated by the accused including 'directors' of the company, he said.

The CBI filed the charge sheet on October 10, 2018. (IANS)

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