Nepal’s fake mountain rescue fraud

Six travel and mountain rescue executives have been arrested and accused of conducting fake rescues on Nepal’s high mountains to scam millions of dollars from insurance companies.

The arrests come as the South Asian nation tries to strengthen its economy by boosting the number of tourists climbing and trekking in its mountainous provinces.

Rescue racket 

Every year, thousands of climbers travel to Nepal to “scale the highest Himalayan mountains”, and tens of thousands more arrive...