Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Nepal Man Arrested Over AI-Faked Flood Donation Receipt
Police in Nepal arrested a man accused of making a fake donation receipt.
The receipt claimed he had donated NPR 120,000 to a disaster relief fund.
Police said he used ChatGPT to make the receipt look real.
He then shared it on social media.
He also added a QR code connected to his own accounts.
This allegedly encouraged people to send him money instead of the relief fund.
The case is connected to fundraising after serious floods in Nepal.
Police are now taking legal action under fraud and digital misrepresentation laws.
Nepal Police arrested 32-year-old Bhagwan Karki in Ramechhap over an alleged fraudulent flood-donation scheme.
Police said Karki used ChatGPT to create a fake eSewa receipt showing an NPR 120,000 donation.
The fabricated receipt falsely named the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund as the recipient.
Karki allegedly posted the receipt online while attaching a QR code linked to his own eSewa and bank accounts.
Authorities said legal proceedings under fraud and digital misrepresentation laws are underway.
- Who
- Nepal Police arrested 32-year-old Bhagwan Karki of Gokulganga Rural Municipality; Police Inspector Kamal Raut confirmed the arrest.
- What
- Karki is accused of using ChatGPT to create a fake NPR 120,000 eSewa donation receipt and redirecting donations through his own QR code.
- When
- The arrest followed an investigation by the District Police Office, Ramechhap; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Ramechhap district, Nepal, with the alleged fundraising conducted on social media.
- Why
- Police allege that Karki sought to divert disaster-relief contributions into his personal eSewa and bank accounts.
- Suspect
- Bhagwan Karki, 32, from Gokulganga Rural Municipality
- Arresting agency
- District Police Office, Ramechhap
- Alleged fake donation
- NPR 120,000, approximately $782
- Technology cited
- ChatGPT
- Named recipient on receipt
- Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund
- Alleged personal payment channels
- Karki’s eSewa and bank accounts
- Legal status
- Formal proceedings under fraud and digital misrepresentation laws are underway