Diffusion notice issued against GB Rai in cooperative fraud case

Kathmandu – A diffusion notice has been issued requesting Interpol’s help in arresting GB Rai, who has been charged of co-operative fraud.

District Police Office Kaski had earlier requested the Police Head Office to issue a diffusion notice in the case of fraud in Suryadarshan Cooperative. In response, Central Police Spokesperson DIG Bhim Prasad Dhakal informed that Interpol’s National Central Bureau Kathmandu has requested the Secretary General of Interpol to issue the notice.

The Kaski District Court earlier ordered the arrest of treasurer Kumar Ramtel on charges of misappropriation of depositors’ money. In the same incident, Vice President Kailash Kumar Darlami, member Shiv Bahadur Gurung and Bhagishwar Aryal were also arrested and are currently being detained and investigated, according to the Kaski Police.

An arrest warrant has been issued against 19 people including JB Rai in the Suryadarshan Cooperative fraud case. 15 of them are absconding now.

In the complaint, it is alleged that the employees of Suryadarshan embezzled 1.12 billion rupees from the depositors. Under the Cooperative Act, they can be jailed for 8 to 10 years and fined.

According to the police report, the GB Rai group embezzled the funds of Suryadarshan by creating fake shareholders and various companies. The police have concluded that the directors and officials of the cooperative opened fake share member accounts and misappropriated the funds without placing the assets in the name of the cooperative or individuals.

Red corner notice issued to arrest Dhorpatan’s mayor Nepali

Baglung – The Police has issued a ‘Red Corner Notice’ to arrest Image Savings and Credit Cooperative Society President Dev Kumar Nepali, who is also the mayor of Baglung’s Dhorpatan and is missing after embezzling almost Rs2 billion from depositors and banks.

A case is going on against 8 people including Nepali and his wife for misappropriating the funds of the cooperative. In order to arrest Nepali and his wife Chela Nepali, the Police Headquarters has issued a ‘Red Corner Notice’ through the International Police Network (Interpol) of police around the world.

Suspecting that the Nepali is hiding abroad, the victims of the cooperative demanded that a red corner notice be issued. DSP Madan KC of Baglung said that Interpol has issued a red corner notice to arrest the couple. “Now, if it is known in which country he is, the police of that country will search and hand him over to Nepal,” DSP KC said, “It is necessary to track his location.”

1,550 people filed a police complaint against him. Based on the complaint, the public prosecutor’s office has filed a case of organized fraud in the district court. The court had issued an arrest warrant against him in may.

Nepalis have embezzled 1 billion 60 million rupees from the savers of the cooperative. Apart from that, it has been seen that couple have taken almost 350 million loans from Global IME Bank, National Cooperative Bank and Garima Bikas Bank.

Based on the case, other officers of the cooperative, Chitra Bahadur Bhandari, Narmati Budha, Shakti Kisan, Dor Bahadur Pariyar and Anita Budhamgar have been arrested.

They have been sent to pre-trial detention by the order of District Court Baglung .The treasurer of the organization, Lakshmi Sen Sunar, was also arrested by the police from Lalitpur on Thursday.