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Nepal court jails ex-deputy PM, home minister in fake refugee scam; 14 others convicted

A Kathmandu court has sentenced two former Nepal ministers and 14 others to prison after convicting them in a case involving the alleged creation of fake documents. The documents were reportedly used to help Nepali citizens secure resettlement in the United States by falsely presenting them as Bhutanese refugees, according to court records and lawyers.

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