The refund of the amount of savers under one lakh of Image Cooperative has started

The refund process started after 547 savers reconciled among the Zaherwala who opposed the chairman of the cooperative, Dev Kumar Nepali.

माघ २६, २०८१

प्रकाश बराल

The refund of the amount of savers under one lakh of Image Cooperative has started

Victims of Image Savings and Credit Cooperatives who have saved less than 1 lakh rupees have started getting their money back. After the time of the case was prolonged and those who kept the money earned by labor suffered because they did not get their savings back, under the leadership of lawyer Ram Sharma and Co-ordinator of Co-opted Sangharsh Samiti Galkot, Manju Sharma Chalise, the money has been started to be returned to the savers who have less than 1 lakh rupees.

Among the whistleblowers who opposed the president of Image Cooperative, Dev Kumar Nepali in the fraud case, 547 savers reconciled and the refund process started.

On the basis of this reconciliation, under the leadership of Ram Sharma, a Nepali legal practitioner, Manju Sharma Chalise, president of Sahakari Peedit Sangharsh Samiti Galkot, the savings have been returned. Sharma said that Meena Group Company Pvt Ltd has provided funds as a loan for the time being. He said that 268 people including 92 from Burtiwang and 176 from Galkot have got their savings back.

In the first stage, they have reconciled saying that they got the amount equal to Rs. Accordingly, in the first phase, Rs. 2 crores have been returned. "After returning the savings to the small savers in the first phase, there is a plan to return up to 10 lakh rupees in the second phase," said Sharma, "for that, how to convert the immovable assets in the name of Nepalis into liquid funds is being discussed." Urmila said, "I had saved the amount for my daughter's T-shirt, and I got it back after all this time," Urmila said, "I will also use it for my daughter's education." She said that she received Rs. Amrit Paria of Galkot said he got 46 thousand 900 rupees, Guma Damai got 57 thousand 360 rupees. 

Baglung District Judge Rameshkant Adhikari's bench ordered a partial reconciliation on December 19. It is mentioned in the order that 547 persons, including the victims Tara Bahadur Kunwar, Manju Sharma Chalise and Yam Bahadur Kunwar, submitted an application for settlement under Section 117 of the Civil Criminal Code 2074, and settlement was made under Section 118 (3). "This decision has reduced the burden of the opposition, the case is not over," said Public Prosecutor Purna Prasad Sharma, "If the victim gets the money, it will also send a good message." 

President Nepali was absconding since 4th May 2080. On May 6, after putting up a notice that the office was closed due to lack of liquidity in the office of Image Savings and Loan Cooperative, the savers sought help from the district administration, police and other concerned agencies, claiming that their funds had been defrauded. After collecting the complaints of the victims and investigating the district police, the public prosecutor's office filed a case against Nepali on June 25, 2080. A red corner notice was issued against Nepali in January 2080. 

In the first week of October, he was arrested from New Delhi, India and brought to Nepal and brought to Nepali District Court, Baglung. The District Public Prosecutor's Office, Baglung, filed a cooperative fraud case against 10 people including Nepali on 31 June 2080 based on the complaint of Tara Bahadur Kunwar. The order of July 4, 2080 sent the found directors and employees to pre-trial detention as the Nepalis were fugitives.

Co-operative owners Chitra Bahadur Bhandari, Narmati Budha, Shakti Kisan, Dor Bahadur Periyar and Anita Budhamgar are also on trial in this case. Om Prasad Darji was released on bail in the same case. In the complaint, it was demanded to get compensation equal to the amount embezzled according to subsection 1 of section 124 of the said act, and also to be sentenced to prison in the case of fraud, because of the offenses mentioned in Section 122 of the Cooperative Act 2074. Lawyer Ram Sharma said that this reconciliation will reduce the said amount by 23 crore 75 lakh bigos. 

Pramkhu District Officer Netra Prasad Subedi and Superintendent of Police Rishiram Kandel had gathered the victims and facilitated the environment to get their money back. Sharma said that it is possible to return the money of all the savers if the houses in the name of Nepalis can be sold. Nepali has also promised to return all the money from the prison through lawyers.

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