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A total of 5,312 cases related to banking fraud and financial crime have been registered in Kathmandu Valley. According to the District Police Range, Kathmandu, the highest cases have been registered in banking fraud and financial crime in Kathmandu Valley in the current fiscal year. Spokesperson of the Range and Superintendent of Police Sitaram Rijal said that out of 9,256 cases registered in Kathmandu Valley in the current fiscal year, more than half are of banking fraud and financial crime. He said that most of the cases under banking fraud and financial crimes are related to cheque bounce, dollar exchange, and lottery in recent period. Range Chief Senior Superintendent of Police Dan Bahadur Karki said that around 35-40 cases related to banking fraud and financial crime are registered in the Range every day, adding cases of banking fraud and organized and financial crimes have increased in Kathmandu Valley in recent days.

Noted climber Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for the 28th time on Tuesday. He reached the summit of the world's highest peak at 9: 23 am today. With this, he broke his previous record of the highest number of ascents on Mt Everest. This is his second expedition to the world's highest peak this spring. He scaled the peak for the 27th time just a week ago on May 17. The 53-year-old climber has a record of 40 summits to the mountains above 8, 000 meters including Choyu (eighth time), Manaslu (three times), Lhotse and Mount K2. He celebrated his first summit to Everest on May 13, 1994. Likewise, Pasang Dawa Sherpa has a record of climbing the world's highest peak for the 27th time. The 46-year-old scaled Everest for the second time this spring on May 22, equalizing the record with Kami Rita. Now, Kami Rita broke his own record by reaching the top of the world for the 28th time. In Nepal's 70-year-old expedition history, the Department of Tourism issued the highest number of permits for mountain climbing this spring. According to the Department, 478 climbers of 44 expedition teams acquired permission for climbing mountains in Nepal.    

Police have submitted a report on the fake Bhutanese refugee scam to the District Attorney’s Office on Monday. The District Police Range, Kathmandu submitted the report to the District Attorney’s Office this afternoon. The police, who started the investigation from March 26, submitted the report to the District Attorney’s Office nearly two months later. So far, police have arrested 16 individuals including former deputy prime minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and former home minister Bal Krishna Khand. Police have concluded that at least 32 people were involved in the incident. Police have recommended the District Attorney’s Office to file cases under treason, fraud and organized crime against those involved in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam.

A female elephant has been found dead at the Adarsha Community Forest in Charchabari of Buddhashanti Rural Municipality-3, Jhapa. The local residents informed the police after they saw the elephant dead this morning. Tirtha Timsina, a local resident, said that Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Division Forest Office officials have reached the site. No electric fence was fixed on the site where the elephant was found dead. The reason behind the death has not been ascertained yet. So far, two elephants died in Jhapa in this fiscal year while five persons died from the elephant attacks, according to the Division Forest Office.