sounds like a typical nepali ending to an event that involves money and bills. i heard this particular story before, and brushed it off. now here it is with details, and i believe it to be true. it is sad the hunting guide's wages are still being garnished. sometimes, litigated stuff is in public domain. i will do some digging and see where it goes.

also, if you saw the the couch in the nepali embassy in DC (circa 2018), you would tend to believe why such a big(ish?) bill would have been ignored by the embassy!