US EditionNepal Arrests Six in Tourist Rescue Fraud
Six arrested following a two-and-a-half-month probe into fraudulent helicopter rescues that generated nearly $19.7 million in false insurance claims, police said.
- Nepal arrested six people involved in a tourist rescue fraud scheme where companies claimed insurance payouts of around $19.69 million for fabricated helicopter rescues and medical bills.
- The investigation revealed a trail of forged and manipulated documents, with insurance claims filed for a single rescue operation or flights falsely presented as emergency evacuations.
- Despite introducing guidelines to control fake rescues after warnings from insurers, the scams continued, prompting a probe that found 15 companies linked to the lucrative racket in 2018.
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Nepal took six people for a fraud of about US$19.69 million (about $104 million) related to the rescue of helicopter tourists, reported to the police this afternoon. The police discovered evidence of requests for insurance insurance for the same rescue operation of stolen flights presented falsely as emergency evacuations and falsified medical invoices in connection with private hospitals.
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Kathmandu, Jan 25 (PTI) Nepal police have arrested six officials of tour operators and mountain rescue agencies for their alleged involvement in a "fake rescue" scam that defrauded international insurance companies of nearly USD 20 million, authorities said on Sunday. The arrests were made after the Central Investigation Bureau obtained court-issued warrants following an extensive probe into fraudulent helicopter evacuation claims in Nepal's tre…
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