Overview
- The Directorate of Enforcement has lodged a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Guwahati naming former Lahorijan branch head Dibyajyoti Kalita and Birbahu Brahma as accused.
- ED alleges Rs 7.28 crore was siphoned from the branch’s Adjustment Clearing Account through 20 unauthorised Finacle transactions carried out between December 2020 and April 2021 without vouchers or customer instructions.
- Investigators say the proceeds were layered through fictitious customer accounts, self‑help group and society accounts, and fabricated fixed deposits and loans before funds moved into personal, family and business accounts linked to the accused.
- The case began with an FIR at Khatkhati Police Station, was re‑registered by the CBI which filed a chargesheet on April 29, 2024, and saw searches in November 2024 that seized documents, handwritten notebooks, cheque books and a RuPay debit card.
- With the PMLA complaint now before the Special Court in Guwahati, prosecutions and further evidence tracing remain ongoing and the case could prompt closer scrutiny of branch controls at rural cooperative banks.