Kathmandu, March 23 -- A case has been filed against 32 individuals in connection with a fake rescue scam, while charges against Rajendra Bahadur Singh, former vice-president of the Airlines Operators Association, have been dropped.

The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police had recommended prosecuting 33 individuals, submitting a 1,243-page report to the government attorney's office. However, the case filed at the Kathmandu District Court does not include Rajendra Bahadur Singh. Investigating officers have expressed dissatisfaction after the government attorney's office decided not to proceed against him.

The charge sheet states that there is no evidence so far to establish Singh's involvement in the crime or that he received any...