Update: It is reported that Min Bahadur is accused of swindling Rs 2.5 million. He was caught after a tip off by a team of four to five conmen who were arrested at Maitighar, Kathmandu. The police has told that he will be taken to Pokhara for further investigation. Sherchan has refuted the accusation but, has also expressed his readiness to help the police.

An online newspaper, onlinekhaber, has reported that the oldest Mt. Everest conquer, Min Bahadur Sherchan, has been arrested in Kathmandu.

Sherchan, has been charged for fraud and is kept in Hanuman Dhoka police office.

Sherchan had climbed Mt. Everest on May 26, 2008 at the age of 76. The official World Record however goes to a Japanese climber, younger than Sherchan. It was because, Sherchan failed to produce his birth certificate and the officials couldn’t confirm his age.