Guwahati, March 27 -- Assam Police have nabbed Mohammad Shakir Ahmed, the mastermind behind the massive online trading scam in Barak Valley from Kolkata, and brought them to Sribhumi for interrogation, an official said on Thursday.

The official said that a special task force of the Badarpur police of Assam successfully nabbed Shakir and his brother, Mohammad Jabir, from Mukundapur, under Jadavpur Police Station in Kolkata who had been absconding for an extended period.

Police took the duo into custody and transported them to Sri Bhumi Police Station, where the police are currently interrogating them at the office of the Superintendent of Police.

According to reports, Sakir and his network collected huge sums of money from individuals a...