The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Refugee scam: Nepal court jails two former Ministers, 14 others
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A Kathmandu district court has sentenced two former Nepali government ministers to prison for their roles in a human trafficking scam involving fake Bhutanese refugees. The officials were found guilty of forging documents to facilitate illegal resettlement in the United States.
“A court in Nepal jailed two former government Ministers after they were found guilty of forging documents to enable Nepali nationals to be resettled in the U.S. as Bhutanese refugees,” a court document and lawyers said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026).
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