Court begins hearing in fake Bhutanese refugee scam

Nearly three years after charges were filed, the Kathmandu District Court starts substantive proceedings in a case involving former ministers, senior officials and alleged brokers accused of defrauding hundreds with false US resettlement promises.

The Kathmandu District Court has begun hearings in the high-profile fake Bhutanese refugee scam, nearly three years after prosecutors filed charges against former ministers, senior government officials and alleged brokers accused of defrauding hundreds of Nepalis with false promises of resettlement in the United States.