In a shocking case of business fraud, two brothers identified as Kundan Kumar Sha and Chandu Kumar Sha, both hailing from Siwan district of Bihar, have allegedly absconded from Kohima after accumulating debts amounting to nearly ₹1 crore. The duo, who owned shops at Razhü Point and Tinpatti Area, Pezielietsie, have gone missing, leaving traders, guarantors, and distributors in financial distress.

According to complaints filed by multiple distributors, the brothers owed lakhs of rupees to dealers from various Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies. An FIR has been lodged at North Police Station, and authorities have launched an investigation to trace the absconding duo.

Guarantors who lent money to the brothers are in dismay, struggling to come to terms with the sudden disappearance.

Speaking to the media, Avitso Lcho, Secretary of the Naga Distributors Union Kohima, said the brothers had been operating their shops in Kohima for many years. He explained that distributors supplied goods to them on credit, a common practice in the FMCG business, with payments typically cleared before the end of the financial year in March. However, before the current financial closing, the brothers suddenly disappeared, locking both shops.

“We came to know that they went missing on Sunday night (October 12) and accordingly after getting the news we saw that both the shops were locked at Razhü point and Tinpatti Area, Pezielietsie,” Lcho disclosed.

He revealed that the distributors initially decided to retrieve their products from the shops and godowns to minimize losses. However, upon inspection, they found no valuable products left inside, indicating that the brothers had already sold off their stock.

Lcho, who supplies for Adani Wilmar Limited (manufacturers of refined oil, mustard oil, flour, and sugar), said several other distributors dealing in various consumer goods were also affected.

“Hoping that even if we are unable to recover all our money, at least we can take back our products, we had approached the shop (house) owners. However, there are no products of value inside the shops and godowns,” he maintained.

Lcho further informed that looking at the duos’ movement, they had pre planned this scenario today.

According to information collected from nearby shopkeeper, Lcho informed that the duo had been selling off products at throwaway prices, adding, he duo’s motive was to collect money and flee.

“Every year one or two similar instances happen in our state and in order to set an example to the rest, we have filed an FIR at North police station. Hopefully they will also take necessary action. Even if we are not able to recover our money, our request to the police department is that they should bring the culprits and book them under the law,” he noted.

Lcho also highlighted that the duo had not only taken credit from distributors but also taken hard cash loan from other locals and non locals.

“In Razhü point and Tinpatti alone, the duo has over two lakhs debt with me,” Lcho added.

He said that they have about ten distributors under Naga Distributors Union Kohima and with all the ten distributors the duo has around 25 lakhs in debt.

“We send our collectors to collect our money every once a week. Till Tuesday we got our payments. And when some payments are less, they go on Fridays. The duo were still at their shops during those collection days,” Lcho said.

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Giving further information on ILP guarantor, Lcho said that before the distributors start giving credit they start collecting documents and accordingly they had found through the documents that the two brothers are ILP guarantor under a person named Avio Tetso. He noted that the Tinpatti shop owner Chandu has his trade license in his name, however, trade license of Kundan at Razhü point is under V K Angami Grocery.

Urging the general public, Lcho said that the non-Nagas come and do business under the names of local people and when this kind of big issue arises they just wash off their hands and that is how there has been so many cases. He requested locals not to encourage non-Nagas to do business under their names.

Another victim of the culprits said that in the month of August 2025, he was requested on various occasions by the culprit to lend him money and on the pretext of knowing the shop keeper for sometime he had lent him Rs. 2 lakhs.

“We heard the news of him feeling with money. To file an FIR we need an advocate so along with  5/6 of us who have given them money have formed a group. Around Rs. 25 lakhs have been taken by them. The group is also planning to lodge an FIR by next week,” the victim narrated.

Odesh, a stationary shop owner who as has fallen victim as a guarantor, also said that trusting the culprit, he had signed for an amount of Rs. 5 lakhs. He mentioned that the duo is from Siwan District of Bihar.

Synaj, another victim, who is a supplier of eggs, said he supplies products to the culprit.

He has to give him Rs. 1,14,000 and also informed that the duo have credit to many people who supplies products in the market.