Nepal has charged 32 people over a multi-million-dollar insurance scam involving fake helicopter rescues of trekkers, police said Thursday, a long-running racket that has cast a shadow over the country's vital tourism industry.
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Everest guides accused of poisoning climbers in $20M scam: 32 people charged
France 24
April 04, 2026
09:27 GMT
Nepal has charged 32 people over a multi-million-dollar insurance scam involving fake helicopter rescues of trekkers, police said Thursday, a long-running racket that has cast a shadow over the country's vital tourism industry.
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Nepal has charged 32 people over a multi-million-dollar insurance scam involving fake helicopter rescues of trekkers, police said Thursday, a long-running racket that has cast a shadow over the country's vital tourism industry.
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