Guwahati: Financial offences are on rise in the state as 38 persons have allegedly been victimized by a company, National Self Employment Mission, in Dibrugarh district.
"Recently, as many as 38 people in Dibrugarh have lost their deposited money and filed a public complaint with us, " said Ajay Hazarika, chief coordinator of Consumers' Legal Protection Forum (CLPF).
The forum provided legal help for the consumers in the state. After examining the complaints, CLPF has issued a legal notice to the haed of National Self Employment Mission located in Delhi.
According to CLPF, the company had set up a branch office in Duliajan area of Dibrugarh district in Assam in 2008 and since then collected lakhs of rupees from the local people as investment in the firm.
"National Self Employment Mission collected money from 38 people in Dibrugarh and promised them a big return. But the company did not return any amount and left the place, " said Hazarika.
The forum alleged that the State Government's investigation agency BIEO did not take any postive step after receiving complaints from many people who lost their money after investing in various fly-by-night firms.
"Even the Chief Minister said that he issued an order to BIEO for a proper investigation of the economic offences committed by the fraud companies. But no output has been seen from the investigation yet, " complained Hazarika.
(TIMES OF INDIA, 14th MARCH)
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