Guwahati, Feb. 4 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) a key accused of a chit fund scam in Tripura from Thane, Maharashtra.

A statement by the CBI read that they arrested Bikash Das, a key accused in the Tripura chit fund scam, from Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district.

Das had been absconding since 2013 and was declared a proclaimed offender by a CBI court in Agartala, Tripura.

The accused was wanted in connection with two FIRs related to the alleged chit-fund scam, which was referred to the CBI by the Tripura government.

The CBI had announced a cash award of Rs 20,000 for information leading to his arrest.

According to the CBI, Das was a director of Suchana Real Projects Pvt Ltd, which allegedly collected money from hun...