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29 Dec

₹7-Crore Cyber Scam: ED Cracks Mule Account Network, Arrests Rumi Kalita Under PMLA

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested an Assam resident, Rumi Kalita, for her alleged role in a large cyber fraud case involving more than Rs 7 crore. The case relates to a “digital arrest” scam in which a Ludhiana-based industrialist, S. P. Oswal, was tricked into transferring money after fraudsters posed as government officials. Officials said the ED took Kalita into custody after carrying out searches at 11 locations across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Assam under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. During these searches, the agency said it recovered several important documents and digital devices linked to…

29 Dec

Assam Woman In Ed Custody After Probe Into Digital Arrest Scam

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested an Assam resident, Rumi Kalita, in connection with the digital arrest of a Ludhiana-based industrialist under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. According to an official statement, the Enforcement Directorate, Jalandhar Zonal Office recently conducted search operations at 11 locations across Assam and four other states – Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat – under PMLA, 2002, in connection with money laundering investigation related to the digital arrest case of industrialist, S. P. Oswal. During the search operations, various incriminating documents and digital devices were recovered and seized. “Rumi Kalita was…

27 Dec

10.56 lakh names removed from Assam voter list

SonaliAssam

The names of 10.56 lakh voters have been deleted after the Special Revision of electoral rolls in Assam.The Election Commission of India (ECI) said the names were deleted due to death, shifting, or multiple entries.D-Voters are a category of voters in Assam who have been disenfranchised by the government on account of their alleged lack of proper citizenship credentials.Assembly polls would be held in the state early next year.According to the integrated draft rolls released by the ECI on Saturday, the state has a total of 2,51,09,754 voters, excluding 93,021 D-Voters or doubtful voters.The draft rolls were published after house-to-house…

27 Dec

Amit Shah to launch projects to bolster Guwahati’s security

SonaliAssam

In a major boost to Guwahati's security, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate on December 29 Guwahati's new Police Commissionerate building and an Integrated Command and Control Centre which will monitor over 2,000 CCTVs to bolster security and emergency response systems in the State.Shah is also scheduled to visit Batadrava Than, the birthplace of Vaishnav saint Srimanta Sankardeva, in Nagaon district, where he will inaugurate the redevelopment project of the spiritual site on Monday.The chief minister had earlier said that the state government has taken all efforts to restore the sanctity and grandeur of the place."Batadrava Than, freed from…

27 Dec

A Jorhat doctor files a police case after losing Rs 49 lakh due to “digital arrest” cyber scam

Banasree SarkarAssam

A sophisticated cyber fraud involving a fictitious "digital arrest" has cost a 63-year-old senior doctor from Jorhat Rs 49 lakh. Dr. Sadagar Deuri of Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, the victim, has filed an urgent complaint with the Jorhat Superintendent of Police, requesting the filing of a formal report and prompt inquiry. The complaint claims that cybercriminals posing as law enforcement officers continuously monitored Dr. Deuri via video calls and put him under tremendous mental strain. On November 19, 2025, he got a WhatsApp video call from an unidentified number, which started the event. The caller pretended to be a…

27 Dec

Assam Govt, Karbi Groups Reach Understanding on Land Issues After Violence; More Talks Planned

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

Karbi leader Litsong Rongphor on Friday said that the situation in Karbi Anglong has become very serious after the recent violence and growing tension over land issues. He said the unrest shows the anger and pain of the local people, who feel that their long-pending problems have not been solved for many years. Rongphor was speaking after a tripartite meeting held in Guwahati between Karbi groups, the Assam government and the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council. He said the state government has agreed to cancel all trade licences issued after 1951, which has been a key demand of Karbi organisations to…

26 Dec

United Bengali Forum, Assam Urges Peaceful Resolution to Karbi Anglong Unrest, Seeks Judicial and Humanitarian Approach

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

The United Bengali Forum, Assam (UBFA) has submitted an urgent appeal to the Assam Chief Minister and the Chief Executive Member of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, seeking a lawful, humane and peaceful resolution to the ongoing land-related unrest in Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts.In the appeal, dated December 26, UBFA expressed deep concern over the recent violence triggered by land disputes in the Sixth Schedule area and warned that the prevailing situation could lead to irreversible humanitarian consequences if not addressed with restraint and sensitivity. While acknowledging the constitutional protection of tribal land under the Sixth Schedule,…

26 Dec

United Bengali Forum, Assam Submits Memorandum to Bangladesh President Over Minority Persecution

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

The United Bengali Forum, Assam has submitted a memorandum to the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, expressing serious concern over what it described as an alarming rise in violence, persecution and systematic oppression of minority communities, particularly Hindus, in Bangladesh. The memorandum, dated December 26, was submitted through the Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Guwahati. The forum stated that the situation of minorities has worsened under the country’s new interim government, with increasing incidents of targeted killings, arson attacks, vandalism of religious places and forced displacement. A major incident highlighted in the memorandum was the brutal killing…

26 Dec

Dense fog likely across NE over next 5 days

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted dense fog, light rain and falling temperatures in different parts of the Northeast over the next five days."Very Dense fog very likey to occur at isolated pockets over Assam and Meghalaya, and Dense fog very likey to occur atisolated pockets over Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on Saturday," the latest IMD forecast stated.It further said that light rain is very likely to occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, while dry weather is likely to prevail over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.No large change in minimum temperature with falling tendency…

26 Dec

Nitin Nabin in Assam for Two-Day Visit to Review BJP’s Poll Readiness

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

Nitin Nabin, the National Working President of the BJP, arrived in Guwahati today as part of a two-day visit to Assam on Friday to assess the party's 2026 Assembly election preparations. Union Minister Pabitra Margherita, BJP state president Dilip Saikia, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and other officials welcomed him with open arms at the LGBI Airport. In addition to meeting with the state BJP core committee at the State BJP office in Guwahati today, Nabin will speak at the first session of the Assam state BJP Executive meeting at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra. "Ahead of the state's Assembly elections…