Dikhyaa Mohanty 
For faking the Mount Everest summit in 2016, two Indian climbers and their teams have been banned by Nepal from carrying out any mountaineering expeditions in the country for six years.
As per the media reports, Nepal apparently banned two Indian climbers- Indian nationals Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami and their team leaders Naba Kumar Phukon, who led the expedition from carrying out any mountaineering expeditions in the country for six years after an inquiry determined that they faked their Mt Everest summit in 2016.
During the spring season of 2016, the two climbers received expedition certificates without successfully climbing the world’s highest mountain. As per the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation both the climbers received the certificates even without climbing the mountain – Mount Everest.
The report furthers stated that according to the Ministry both the climbers had received the certificates of climbing the 8,848.86m (29,032 ft) mountain by submitting false details to the Department of Tourism and their certificates have been revoked.
After the incident came to light the ministry informed a committee to investigate the matter. By further investigation, it was revealed that both the climbers have received the certification by giving false details.
Due to the result, Nepal has been banned from ascending any mountain in Nepal for six years and the ban will be effective starting May 20, 2016. Along with the ban, the government has also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the Seven Summit Treks Pvt Ltd, the agency which organized the expedition for the Indian nationals.
The Government is also dwelling on installing a GPS tracking system in the mountains to avoid such fake incidents but no progress has been made yet.
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