Cyber crime 2011 prime accused surrenders

KNE;Kalimpong,Prakash Subba, the prime accused of the cyber crime on Kalimpong surrendered to the Kalimpong Police last night. It may be mentioned that almost 5000 people had invested in a company named Babe Info Solution in the year 2010 and 2011. The money invested accounted to crores, it has been said. Accused Subba, who was the director of the company, along with its employees went missing with the invested money in 2011. This crores of fraud case was looked by the Kalimpong Police earlier. It was later handed over to the Darjeeling DIB and finally was handed to the Siliguri CID. However, no progress had happened with the case until now.

 Now, after Subba’s surrender, the case has taken a new turn. Though physically handicapped, Subba is said to be the master mind behind the fraud. The accused was produced to the ACJM Court by the Kalimpong Police today. He has now been sent to 7 days of remand. “I was hiding here and there since 2 years. I apologize for my misdeed. Without any pressure from anyone and on my own will I decided to surrender”, is what Subba said. Still 4 more individuals linked with the said case are on the run. Case has been registered against Subba under section 420, 406 and 341 of IPC along with 66 (i) (1I Act). In 2010, many companies had emerged in Kalimpong which used to send SMS through cyber and earn money the wrong way. Many people had invested. But when their invested money did not return, the companies got busted one by one.