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Man flees with Rs 10m 'dhukuti' money

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SARLAHI, April 12: A businessman fled with Rs 10 million collected from other businessmen and locals as a part of dhukuti, a mutual financial transaction considered illegal in Nepal, here in Lalbandhi.



Mohan Prasad Kuikel who had been running business for past 25 years in Lalbandhi fled with his wife and siblings swindling his counterparts and locals. [break]



Locals who have been duped by Kuikel filed a complaint at police station, Police Inspector Depak KC said.



Bikram Bogati, a hardware businessman, said Kuikel had borrowed Rs 700,000 that he had saved for his daughter´s wedding.



Kuikel had borrowed Rs 2 million from Shyam Raj Paudel, Rs 750,000 from Ram Hari Karki and Rs 500,000 from Pashupati Ghimire, among others, assuring them he would return it after Agricultural Development Bank provides him loan.



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