World record holder robbed
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KATHMANDU, DEC 18 - Min Bahadur Sherchan, who currently holds the world record as the oldest man to climb Mt. Everest, was accosted and robbed of his belongings while returning home on Monday. Among his stolen belongings is his original Guinness World Record holder certificate.
“There were no lights, and in the darkness, I did not see my assailants,” said 77-year-old Sherchan, who was returning from the Copenhagen Climate Summit. Sherchan was robbed after he got off his bus on the Ring Road area around 6:30 in the evening, a five-minute walk from his home in Indrayani heights in Sanepa.
“I did not know what was happening. I was suddenly pushed to the ground, and when I got up, I saw two people running away with my bag,” said Sherchan. Apart from his certificate, the looters also stole a video-camera worth Rs. 36,000, his passport (number 390667), citizenship, birth and marriage certificates, earphones, visiting cards, photos, and a pen drive containing important documents.
The police have been notified, and a reward has been offered to anyone who returns the documents. “The investigations are ongoing. No arrests regarding this case have been made so far,” said Mohan Kumar Sherpa, Police Inspector of the Metropolitan Police Sector, Sanepa.
Sherchan was returning from Copenhagen, where he had gone to promote world peace, conservation of the earth’s resources, and humanitarian welfare through the ‘Save the Himalayas’ campaign. The campaign was part of the Copenhagen Climate Summit.
Posted on: 2009-12-18 11:17
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