Kathmandu, Aug 14: The Kathmandu District Police Office is grappling with a surge in banking offence cases. According to the Chief of the Office, Bishwo Adhikari, out of 12,915 cases registered in the past year, 6,553 were related to banking offences alone.
Apart from banking fraud, cases involving cooperative scams, improper transactions, electronic fraud, cybercrime, and offences linked to intangible assets have also been on the rise. On average, the district police receive around 35 new cases every day, many of them involving financial disputes.
In the fiscal year 2080/81, there were 26 cases of cooperative fraud. The number has climbed to 32 in the current fiscal year 2081/82. Police records also show 140 cases of attempted murder filed during the same period.
Officials say that the rising number of financial crime cases reflects both the growing misuse of digital and banking systems and an increased willingness among victims to come forward. Many of these offences involve bounced cheques, fraudulent withdrawals, misuse of cooperative funds, and cyber-related financial manipulation. Police are also facing challenges in tracking offenders who use multiple bank accounts, fake documents, and cross-border channels to avoid detection.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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