Don't auction the house without returning the money of the savers: Cooperative victims

On Saturday, they said that they will stop the process of the bank and take the initiative to prepare a statement for the victim. They have also started putting pressure on the shipping, administration and concerned agencies to stop the auction process.

After the bank started auctioning the house of the headquarters for 132.5 million in mid-June, the image victim concern committee has put pressure everywhere. Dil Bahadur Karki, coordinator of the committee, said that they also tried to turn away the customers who came to buy houses.

Last November 3rd and November 8th, the National Cooperative Bank started the process of auctioning the house in Hallanchowk of the headquarters by publishing public notices twice. The house auction started in Asar Masanat only after the victim said that he would buy the house and embezzle the saver's money, but the bank did not come to the process despite some delay.

'The victim gave pressure, but he did not come to the process,' said Ram Bahadur Jisi, 'We had to go to the final process in mid-June, so we went to the auction.' He informed that.

The savers have pressured the bank to stop the work through the Chief District Officer. According to the government officials, the savers cannot be stopped because they have gone through the legal process. The savers have also warned that they will not stop the protest even if the court orders. "Through the movement, we have to return the money of the savers," said Karki, "We are ready to do any kind of movement." For a year, the victims have been protesting at various stages.

Preparations for asset laundering

The Asset Laundering Department has advised Deb Kumar Nepali to file a "asset laundering" case through the Public Prosecutor's Office. Government lawyer Swatantra Neupane said that he is studying the file. "I am studying, there is a 1000-page missle, it takes time," Neupane said, "The department has asked for an opinion, I am also writing an opinion." He said that there is no time limit on this matter, and the cases with time limit have to be looked into. Neupane informed that the written opinion of the department will also be sent to the Attorney General's office.

The department had asked for an opinion to file a case of money laundering against the Nepalese for acquiring huge wealth. Neupane has been transferred as a form of pressure saying that the case is not being prosecuted immediately. 'There is a big file, I am studying, after the study it will be decided that there will be no case,' Neupane said, 'It is not possible to embezzle the money of 1,543 savers by filing a case against Nepali.' A cooperative fraud case has been filed. The district court has issued an arrest warrant against Nepali in the fraud case. Interpol has already issued a red corner notice to Nepali last January.

There is a legal system in which all the money earned by Nepalis will go to the state treasury when the case of cleansing is going on. The victim has also demanded that a cleanup case should be filed only after the money of the saver is returned. Tulsi Gautam, a victim, said, "The victim's death and saver's money cannot be sent to the state fund. The state has not taken the victim's side seriously." Ramesh Bahadur Khadka, president of the High Court Bar Association, Baglung, said that the Nepalese were seen to have committed cooperative fraud. Khadka said, "We cannot file an asset laundering case against a person who is facing a co-operative fraud case."

He pointed out the danger that the victim's money will also be taken from the government if the money is not returned to the cooperative because those who earned money from tea shops, pan shops and wage laborers have deposited money in the cooperative.

It is seen that Nepalis embezzled 2 billion rupees by taking bank loans including 1.65 billion rupees from savers. It is mentioned in the data collected by the victims that they have 45 pieces of land including 18 houses in the name of Nepalese. The Nepalese had been missing since May 4 last year after embezzling the victim's money.

1 thousand 543 people, including the Nepali, his wife and the director of the cooperative filed a complaint with the police in June of last year. The cooperative was closed on the 6th of Baisakh last year citing lack of liquidity.

Other officers of the cooperative, Chitra Bahadur Bhandari, Narmati Budha, Shaktikisan, Dor Bahadur Periyar and Anita Budhamgar were arrested based on the complaint of the victim. They were sent to pre-trial detention by the order of District Court Baglung on 5th July.

Bhandari, old man and farmer went to jail on 5th of July, while Pariyar and Budhamar Pus were arrested in the first week based on the same order. The 5 people who were arrested said that they had nothing to do with the cooperative. Shivahari Subedi said.