A Tezpur-based woman, Jyotika Kalita, who is alleged to have married a Pakistani national, has been sent to jail after her arrest in a case linked to foreign money transfers.
She was taken into custody on December 5, shortly after she returned from Dubai, where the questionable financial activities are believed to have occurred.
Police sources said Jyotika’s Pakistan connection surfaced during an investigation that began when Tezpur Police received inputs about unusually large deposits being made into the bank account of a family in Borjhar village. With lakhs of rupees flowing in from abroad, the police registered Case No. 770/25 under Sections 316(2), 380(4), 340(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and launched a detailed probe.
As the investigation progressed, four people from Borjhar village — Jyotika Kalita, Jitu Kalita, Simu Das and Abhijit Das — were arrested. While Jyotika was initially placed in police custody for questioning, the other three were sent to Tezpur Central Jail on December 5.
On Thursday, Jyotika was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Tezpur, which directed that she also be lodged in Tezpur Jail.
Police sources added that Jyotika had married a Pakistani citizen on February 25 this year and had since travelled to multiple foreign destinations, including Dubai and the UAE. Investigators have also seized 44 ATM cards, 17 bank passbooks, cheque books and several other documents from Jyotika and her associates, suggesting that the financial network may be much wider.
The case remains under active investigation, with authorities probing the trail of foreign funds and possible cross-border links.