The government has called on the victims of loan sharks all over the country to register their complaints at their respective district administration offices by August 21.

Issuing a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Home Affairs said although there have been such complaints from most of the districts of Tarai, a call has been made to loan shark victims all over the country to register complaints so that such unscrupulous loaners can be brought to book.

The process of bringing such financial criminals to book is also underway, but still, many victims have not been able to speak up about the exploitations by loan sharks or seek legal remedies, reads the statement.

The Home Ministry on Friday formed a task force to study the situation of the victims, how loan sharks are operating and how such crimes can be controlled.