KATHMANDU: A total of 5,312 cases related to banking fraud and financial crime have been registered in Kathmandu Valley in the first 10 months of current Fiscal Year 2022/23.
According to the Kathmandu Police Range, the highest number of cases have been registered on issues related to banking fraud and financial crimes in Kathmandu Valley in the current fiscal year.
Spokesperson at Kathmandu Police Range SP Sitaram Rijal said out of 9,256 cases registered in Kathmandu Valley in the current fiscal year, more than half of them are of banking fraud and financial crime. He shared that most of the cases under banking fraud and financial crimes are related to cheque bounce, dollar exchange, and lottery in recent periods.
Chief of Kathmandu Police Range SSP Dan Bahadur Karki mentioned that around 35-40 cases related to banking fraud and financial crime are registered at the Kathmandu Police Range every day. He added that the cases of banking fraud and organized and financial crimes have increased in Kathmandu Valley in recent periods.
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