Rs 88 crore fraud at Pokhara Savings Cooperative: Police urge savers to file complaint with evidence

लगानी न्यूज

२० कार्तिक २०८२, बिहीबार २२:४८November 6, 2025

Kaski. The District Police Office, Kaski has urged the savers of Pokhara Savings and Credit Cooperatives Limited operated in Nayabazaar of Pokhara Metropolitan City-9 to lodge a complaint with the police.

Issuing a notice today, the police have asked the cooperative’s board of directors, managers, officials of different periods and responsible persons to file a complaint against the cooperatives within November 15 on the charge of cheating the depositors without returning the depositors’ savings.TAG_OPEN_div_23 The police have appealed to the victims to file an official complaint.

} “The letter and documents of the Office of the Registrar of Cooperatives, Pokhara, were received at this office and after the case was registered, some responsible officials and employees have been taken under control and are under investigation. According to a police notice.

The savers can file a complaint with the police in accordance with the law along with proof of the amount they have deposited (proof of ownership letter, passbook, voucher, statement, term certificate, etc.) and documents revealing the identity of the concerned victim saver including citizenship.TAG_OPEN_div_19

Pokhara—A total of Rs TAG_OPEN_div_17 88.70 crore has been embezzled from Pokhara Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited. The Office of the Cooperative Registrar had sent a letter to the police on November 3 for a detailed investigation after the investigation confirming that the money had been embezzled.

The Kaski police on Wednesday arrested seven persons including Surendra Bahadur Godar, chairman of the cooperative, for their alleged involvement in the scam.TAG_OPEN_div_15

{{TAG_OPEN_div_13} Similarly, the police have appealed to the borrowers who have not yet repaid the loan from the cooperatives to contact the Crime Investigation Section and deposit the loan amount determined from the financial analysis report in the cooperative’s account within the investigation period.