Barpeta, Nov. 10 -- In a chilling echo of Jharkhand's infamous Jamtara phishing syndicates, a quiet, organised web of digital deception has been operating from the bylanes of Assam's Barpeta district, weaponising stolen identities, mule bank accounts, and targeted financial strikes in what local observers and investigators increasingly view as a coordinated module of economic sabotage and 'Cyber Jihad'.

The lid blew off this clandestine syndicate after a single distress email landed at the Barpeta Police Station.

The complainant, Diganta Das, watched helplessly as Rs 99,000 vanished from his hard-earned bank savings without warning. Acting swiftly, Barpeta Police registered a case and launched a technical manhunt, tracing the digital br...