Tezpur, Assam: Four individuals, including a woman reportedly married to a Pakistani national, have been apprehended in Assam's Sonitpur district following an investigation into suspicious financial activities. The arrests were made based on a complaint concerning unusually large foreign deposits detected in a bank account belonging to a family residing in Borjhar village, Tezpur.
Sonitpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Barun Purkayastha stated that the investigation was initiated after authorities noticed the irregular foreign deposits. The woman, identified as Jyotika Kalita, along with her brother Jitu Kalita, and two associates, Shimu Das and Abhijit Das, were taken into custody.
According to police reports, Jyotika Kalita's activities came under scrutiny after her personal and travel history were examined. She married a Pakistani national residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 25, 2025, and had since made frequent trips to Dubai and other parts of the UAE. Investigators suspect that her time spent abroad and her previous employment in Dubai facilitated connections with foreign networks potentially involved in unregulated financial activities.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Ankur Bora stated that the investigation was initiated based on specific intelligence inputs, focusing on Jyotika Kalita as the primary suspect. The inquiry revealed substantial evidence linking her to foreign financial networks, including connections to Pakistan. Bora added that Jyotika had initially met her Pakistani husband on social media before their marriage, and several of her international transactions were flagged as suspicious during the investigation.
During searches conducted at the residences of the accused, law enforcement officials seized a significant amount of material indicative of a wide-ranging and meticulously planned operation. The items confiscated included 44 ATM cards, 17 bank passbooks, numerous cheque books, a Dubai bank passbook, and multiple passports. The volume of banking-related materials suggests that the group may have managed multiple accounts concurrently to move funds discreetly.
Authorities have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Jyotika Kalita has been remanded to Tezpur Central Jail. The other three accused individuals have also been remanded for further interrogation. The investigation is ongoing, with authorities exploring the full extent of the network and the purpose of the suspicious financial transactions.
