Loan sharking rampant in Rautahat, over 7,000 victims file complaints against moneylenders

Victims recount tales of financial ruin and legal harassment at the hands of a local trader, as they struggle for justice despite government intervention.

Arjun Phuyal, 61, of Chandrapur Municipality-4, used to run a grocery shop at Chandranigahapur Chowk. The shop was always crowded with customers, and his income was steady. While everything was going well, he befriended a neighbouring cloth merchant, Rambabu Sah Kalwar. Their friendship flourished, and the two agreed to purchase land together.