Indian Couple Accused of Faking Everest Climb

PANTS ON FIRE

Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod said they made it to the top of the highest mountain in the world, but they probably only summitted with Photoshop.

Published Jul. 5 2016 1:30PM EDT

articles/2016/07/05/indian-couple-accused-of-faking-everest-climb/160705slattery-mount-everest-tease_je0dvr — Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty

Pics or it didn’t happen?

At a news conference on June 5, Indian police officers Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod announced that they had climbed Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world.

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Indian Couple Accused of Faking Everest Climb

Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod said they made it to the top of the highest mountain in the world, but they probably only summitted with Photoshop.

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