Action will be taken against fake flood victims

BAJHANG: NOV . 21 – Those who seek relief by documenting the damage caused by the floods and landslides will be investigated and action will be taken. The District Administration Office issued a notice on Saturday stating that the house was not damaged due to the landslide but the ward office and the police are investigating the matter.

District Police Office has been distributing relief to the families of those who were completely damaged in the floods and landslides on the basis of documents including land title deeds, recommendation of the ward office, police and photo of the damage caused by the floods. There were complaints of irregularities in the relief distributed by the government for the flood and landslide victims through the Disaster Management Fund.

The list of relief recipients released by the District Police Office on Tuesday evening had more names of non-victims than victims. The real victims were found on the list of those who have received relief from the administration as they have not received any relief so far.