According to the police, 33 complaints were registered in Baisakh and 30 in Jestha. Most of the complaints of banking offences registered are related to cheque bounce.
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In the last two months, 63 complaints related to banking offences have been registered at the District Police Office, Parsa. According to the police, 33 complaints were registered in Baisakh and 30 in Jestha. Most of the complaints of banking offences registered are related to check bounces.
With the increase in financial transactions through checks in recent times, the police say that the incidents of check bounces and complaints related to them are also on the rise. According to the police, since the legal process in transactions through checks progresses relatively quickly, many people use checks as a means of transaction. This is why the cases of check bounces are also increasing.
According to DSP Hari Bahadur Basnet, spokesperson of the District Police Office, Parsa, service recipients who come with such complaints are advised to register the case in the relevant court as much as possible. According to him, although if a case is registered in the court, the process will proceed as a civil dispute, the cases registered through the police will proceed as criminal in nature. ‘There is a possibility of reconciliation and withdrawal of complaints in cases registered with the police,’ Basnet said, ‘but once the case is registered in court, the judicial process will proceed.’
Police have stated that an arrest warrant will be issued against the accused after a banking offence case is registered and the investigation process will then be taken forward.’ But DSP Basnet said that there have been cases where the person who initially appears to be the victim turns out to be the perpetrator during the investigation.
According to him, people involved in land transactions and meter-billers who illegally invest in loans at high interest rates have shown a tendency to misuse checks. ‘In some cases, checks for double or more than the principal amount of the loan have been taken from the borrower,’ he said, ‘therefore, the police have been taking the process forward only after understanding the statements and evidence of both parties so that the real victim does not suffer further injustice.’
