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- Nepal Police have charged 32 individuals with organized crime and fraud in a $20 million Mount Everest insurance scam.
- The scheme allegedly laced tourists' food with baking soda to induce altitude sickness.
- The scammers pressured tourists into costly evacuations using forged documents to claim payouts.
- One company faked 171 rescues, generating more than $10 million in illegitimate claims.
- Authorities say lax punitive measures allowed the fraud to persist.
