Kathmandu – Thousands of loan Shark victims from various districts across the country are currently waiting for justice. Despite the formation of two commissions and a committee by the federal government to resolve the problem of loan Shark victims, the problem of victims is still ongoing.

So far, out of 2,716 applications from loan Shark victims in Saptari, 2,244 are pending. 448 applications have been settled, while only 24 cases have been registered.

loan Shark victims have protested twice, centered in Kathmandu. Both times, agreements were reached with the government, but the government has not yet implemented the agreements. Demanding justice, victims On 2 Chaitra 079, after walking from Bardibas in Mahottari and reaching Kathmandu on the 12th day of the protest, a five-point agreement was reached between the government and the victims. The government had also formed a commission under the leadership of former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki to understand the problems of victims. In 2079, the Karki-led inquiry commission on loan Shark victims for 6 months. Out of 28,000 complaints received by the commission from 67 districts, 5,188 complaints were settled. 218 bighas and 10 kattas of land were returned to the victims from the moneylenders.

However, after the Karki-led inquiry commission did not completely resolve the problem, the victims again walked for 23 days from the Mechi Bridge in Kakadbhitta on the eastern border and Gaddachauki in Kanchanpur on the west to Kathmandu and protested for 19 consecutive days. After the protest, another four-point agreement was reached between the government and the victims. After the agreement with the victims, the government formed a commission under the chairmanship of former judge Tej Bahadur Karki as the second commission in 2080 Chaitra and after the deadline of 15 Ashoj has ended there has been no more progress in addressing the issues of victims.

In Madhesh Province alone, out of more than 24,000 complaints filed by victims, only 6,700 have been settled. According to the Madhesh Province Police Office, 24,235 complaints have been filed so far. Of these, 6,707 have been settled and 17,339 are yet to be heard, informed Madhesh Province Police Spokesperson Subash Chandra Bohara. According to Bohara, the police have returned 248 bighas 61 kattas 49 dhurs of land through settlement. He said that a settlement of Rs 1.65 billion 69 lakh 88 thousand 863 has been made. He also said that 189 cases have been registered out of the remaining cases.

However, despite the formation of committees and commissions repeatedly to resolve the problem, the problem has not been resolved.