Surydarshan Cooperative fraud case filed, loss estimated at 1.59 billion rupees

Pokhara, December 22 — A case has been filed on Sunday following supplementary investigations into the embezzlement case of Surydarshan Savings and Credit Cooperative in Kaski.

The District Government Attorney's Office has filed the case in the Kaski District Court, claiming a total loss of 1.59 billion rupees.

Assistant District Attorney Shantidevi Sharma informed that the main charge sheet lists 19 defendants, while the supplementary charge sheet includes additional defendants such as Chhabilal Joshi, Leela Pachhai, and Rabi Lamichhane.

The total claimed loss is to be recovered from all the defendants.

According to Sharma, of the total embezzled amount, the main charge sheet specifies a loss involving 1,035 depositors, amounting to 1.11 billion rupees.

Additionally, the supplementary charge sheet claims an additional loss of 33.33 million rupees from 121 depositors, bringing the total claimed loss to 1.14 billion rupees.

As per the charge sheet, under Section 124(1)(g) of the Cooperative Act, 2017, it is requested that the remaining balance of the loss be recovered from the Surydarshan Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited and paid to the affected depositors.