He, however, added that they were yet to receive a report from the Nepal government in this regard.
"We have learnt unofficially from the Nepal government that the couple- Dinesh Rathod and his wife Tarkeshwari, has been banned from entering their country for ten years. However, we have still not received any official report from their side," the official said.
Once the neighbouring country sends its report, necessary action will be taken against the duo, he said.
Rathods', posted at the Shivajinagar headquarters of Pune city police, had claimed on June 5 that they have become the first Indian couple to scale the Everest on May 23.
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However, a group of mountaineers from the city approached the police and alleged that couple was never at the summit and also alleged that they had faked their expedition by morphing photographs of themselves at the peak.
Following the complaint, city police chief Rashmi Shukla had ordered an inquiry into the allegations and city police had also written to the Nepal government to investigate the claims of the couple.
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