Assam Police’s Special Task Force (STF) arrested six persons in Guwahati for their alleged involvement in an organised financial fraud network linked to Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOs), police said on Monday.
Mobile phones and incriminating documents were recovered from their possession. During interrogation, Mofijul and Himangshu allegedly disclosed the names of several other persons associated with the racket. Acting on the information, the STF arrested three more persons in subsequent operations. All three are residents of Guwahati. The STF also seized mobile phones, laptops, electronic gadgets, bank passbooks, ATM cards and other documents during the operations, which were assisted by Guwahati City Police.
During the investigation, the STF found that a bank account held by Guwahati resident Marjina Begum (28) received large sums of money over a short period. The account received credits amounting to several lakhs of rupees between June 22 and August 5, 2026. The STF launched an operation on October 28 and arrested Marjina, Mofijul and Himangshu. They were identified as Rakib Hussain (34), a resident of Ganesh Bagar; Iftar Hussain (25), from Uzanbazar; and Arman Aziz Hoque (20), from Ananda Bagar. Rakib was arrested on October 29, while Iftar and Arman were arrested on October 30.
The money was withdrawn almost immediately after each deposit, indicating a suspicious pattern of financial transactions, police said.
Further investigation revealed the alleged involvement of Mofijul Haque (22) and Himangshu Das (19), both residents of Guwahati, in suspicious financial transactions linked to Marjina’s account. The case originated from a complaint lodged in Sonitpur district last month regarding an online financial fraud and was subsequently transferred to the STF for further investigation.
In an official statement, Assam police said the STF took up the investigation following intelligence inputs from Gajraj Military Intelligence (MI), Tezpur.
