The CIB has stated that he was arrested to investigate the charges of not engaging in activities that are detrimental to the national interest, including committing or causing harm to Nepal's national pride, prestige, and dignity in the international arena.
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The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the police has arrested one more person in the fake rescue case. The arrested person is Dr. Girwan Raj Timilsina, the owner of Siddhi International Hospital Pvt. Ltd.
The CIB has said that he was arrested to investigate the offense of not doing anything against the national interest, saying that he had done or had done something that would tarnish the national pride, prestige and dignity of Nepal in the international arena. Earlier, the CIB had arrested rescue company Mountain Rescue's operator Jayaram Rimal, manager Vivek Pandey, Nepal Charter Service's operator Rabindra Adhikari, operations manager Vivekraj Thapaliya, Everest Experience and Assistance's executive director Mukti Pandey and manager Subhas KC in a fake rescue flight to embezzle insurance money.
According to the CIB, initial investigation revealed that 171 out of 1,248 tourists rescued by Mountain Rescue Service Pvt. Ltd., 75 out of 471 tourists rescued by Nepal Chartered Service and 71 out of 601 tourists rescued by Everest Experience were suspicious. "This crime appears to have been committed by submitting details of rescues from another place after obtaining permission for one area, forging documents, rescuing two/three people at once and preparing different rescue bills," said CIB Chief Manoj KC. "We have also received emails from the insurance company raising questions." After arresting them, the police held a press conference and said that an investigation was underway into the helicopter operator and hospital involved in the case. According to AIG KC, the police had also based this investigation on the report submitted by the investigation committee led by the then Joint Secretary Ghanshyam Upadhyay six years ago. The Upadhyay committee had submitted the report stating that it should investigate the crime of organized crime and fraud and recommend necessary action to the Home Ministry. Even though that suggestion reached the police through the Home Ministry, the investigation could not proceed. In that report, it was revealed that tourists were being rescued by adulterating food to make them sick and then brought to Kathmandu. It was mentioned that they then organized hospital admissions and claimed insurance money, bringing multiple tourists on the same flight and issuing separate bills in the names of different people.
