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Loan fraud traps multiple households in Panbang

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read
Loan fraud traps multiple households in Panbang

Zhemgang—Sangay Dorji of Sonamthang, Panbang, is being forced to sell one acre of family land to settle a Nu 8 million loan he never intended to take out.

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