Everest summiteer Sherpa in custody: Report

February 16, 2006
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Famous mountaineer Pemba Dorje Sherpa, who set two-world records while summiting Mount Everest, is languishing in police custody in Kathmandu for the last 11 days, reports said.

Famous mountaineer Pemba Dorje Sherpa (Photo courtesy: www.time.com)

Famous mountaineer Pemba Dorje Sherpa (Photo courtesy: www.time.com)
Everest summiteer Sherpa has been kept at Hanumandhoka police office on charges of being involved in a swindling scandal.

Sherpa, 28, however has refuted all the charges labeled against him.

Sherpa was taken into custody acting upon the complaints of the victims of a swindling scandal triggered by police inspector Suresh Dhungana who works at the secretariat of Inspector General of Police (IGP). However Sherpa said that inspector Suresh has threatened him and forced to do the work, reports Kantipur daily.

“I have been cheated. I have no involvement in this scandal. Inspector Suresh forced me to sign the paper by threatening me with a pistol on my temple,” said Sherpa, adding, “I have actually gone to IGP office to lodge a complaint regarding continuous death threats given to me and my uncle’s death.”

According to Sherpa, his uncle Dwang Sherpa was allegedly killed ten years ago by a Tibetan named Tamding Sherpa. Following this incident, Pemba has been threatened many times.

Sherpa says he had also received threats after he set record by climbing Mount Everest in 12 hours. He had gone to IGP office to keep the IGP abreast of all these things, he said.

Pemba set the first world record by ascending Mount Everest in 12 hours three years ago and also set second world record by climbing the Mount Everest twice in five days.