Around 330 held in crackdown on fraudulent activities in Assam: DGP

Assam DGP Harmeet Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI “Around 330 people, accused of being involved in various fraudulent activities, including impersonating police personnel, have been arrested in a special operation since early Saturday in Assam,” DGP Harmeet Singh said. He said the crackdown was under way and the number of arrests would increase.Some of the suspects have been traced outside Assam, including cities such as Hyderabad and Bengaluru, and they will also be brought under the police net soon.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, the Director General of Police said, "Around 330 people, accused of being involved in various fraudulent activities, have been arrested in a crackdown since 3 a.m. on Saturday (September 5, 2026)." Mr. Singh said those arrested were involved in various frauds, such as luring people with the promise of settling police cases or impersonating police officials, and threatening people over the phone and extracting money."Many of them used to loiter near police stations and trapped people coming for registration of their complaints with the assurance of fast-tracking it and getting their work done without any hassle. Some of the accused were also dealing in stolen goods,” the DGP added.“Most arrests were made in Cachar district, and barring a few districts such as Sadiya and Majuli, apprehensions were made in all other places in the crackdown,” Mr. Singh said.“The police have been working against these frauds. This special crackdown is being carried out as per the instructions of the Chief Minister," he added.The special directives from the CM, who also holds the Home Department, are believed to have been issued during the recently concluded two-day conference of top police officers.Mr. Singh said most of these people were using “cyber medium” to carry out the fraudulent activities, and the police are tracing the digital imprint left by them.“After technical analysis of the information against the accused is acquired, ground verification is needed to ensure that the frauds are nabbed. There are instances where phone numbers, registered in other names, are used by them,” the DGP said.“Our aim is to ensure that the general public is not harassed by such frauds. Investigations into all cases are going on, and legal procedure will follow,” Mr. Singh said. Published - September 05, 2026 04:40 pm IST