ITANAGAR, Jul 24: The Seppa police has arrested a man who had fled away with a cash collection amount nearing Rs 45 lakhs from Agartala.
One Sushanta Saha, 47, a manager of M/S Longsa Mangam enterprise fled away with the cash collection alleged to be around Rs 45 Lakhs on May 25 last. After an FIR was lodged, the Seppa police team started examining persons connected and bank accounts involved.
The accused kept changing locations, sim cards and mobile phones throughout Manipur, West Bengal and Tripura. Finally, he was arrested on the intervening night of July 20-21 from Agartala as a result of a raid assisted by Tripura Police. Actual quantum of the money involved is under investigation. 
Total Rs 2.7 Lakh amount has been frozen in the accused's bank accounts. One mobile phone and three bank passbooks have been recovered from the accused. 
In July 2021, in a similar case of cheating with local public amounting to Rs 10 Lakh by migrant contractor, one Abdul Shahidur was arrested by Seppa police after a raid in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya.
In the present case, a team led by Insp Sochi Don & L/Insp Sunita Nabam, Ct Senia Yangfo, Ct Tagi Gyadi, Ct(D) M Wangsu have done a great job. Tripura Police also cooperated immensely during the team’s raid in Agartala, a release from Superintendent of Police, Seppa, Rahul Gupta said. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

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