Assam’s multi-crore insurance scam back in the spotlight again

Guwahati, 22 January 2019:

Moving back to July 2018, Assam was rocked by an alleged multi-crore scam that had its roots in lower parts of Assam. The scam was brought to light by a PIL filed by Jitul Deka, Secretary General of Asomiya Juva Mancha who, in his PIL, suspected large scale fraud to the tune of Rs 500 crore in settlement of claims in the insurance companies in the State and requested a thorough enquiry into the fraud.

Jitul Deka, through his PIL (No - 44/18) before the Gauhati High Court, urged to bring to the notice of the Hon’ble Court  regarding more than 500 Crore Rupees insurance scam/fraud takes place in the State of Assam more particularly in Barpeta, Dhubri, Darrang, Nagaon district in connivance with Police personnel, Govt. Officers including employees  of Medical Record Department , Insurance Agents, Insurance Employees , Doctors, Gaon Burah, Asha Workers under Primary Health Centre(PHE)/ Community Health Centre(CHE) at rural level, Bank official , Employee of Postal Department

In recent developments, Assam police on Wednesday conducted a massive manhunt across Gurugram, Delhi and Noida in connection with the case. Two kingpins in the scam were arrested in this manhunt. The raid was carried out by a team of Assam police led by DSPC (HQ), Barpeta district.

In September last year, five doctors were arrested by the Barpeta police in connection with the sensational scam. One of the arrested, Dr Nurul Islam of Barpeta’s Baghbar Mandia model Hospital allegedly declared a person named Moinuddin Amhed dead on Aug 4th 2016 and claimed an insurance.

A number of influential doctors from Barpeta’s popular Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital were also detained for interrogation with the case.

Speaking exclusively to InsideNE, Jitul deka said that the recent development of manhunt outside Assam proves that the investigation going in the right direction. He said that more arrests are likely possible once the one’s arrested today are brought to Assam.

“There are a number of people from different sections of the society are involved in the scam. A number of accused arrested in the case are absconding after being granted anticipatory bail. We have also requested the authorities to look into this matter and apprehend them at the earliest.”

When asked about any influential political figure’s connection in the scam, Deka alleged that a number of accused in the case have contested the recent panchayat elections and have taken huge load of money from the Congress party.

The issue is likely to intensify with the recent developments as we await more details on the scam once the arrested people are brought back to Assam from Delhi NCR.