Incident Reports
TV Journalist attacked in Nepalgunj
2016-01-06
An unidentified group has attacked regional chief of the Avenues Television, Nepalgunj, Krishna Khanal on Wednesday night. The group hurled a bottle at journalist Khanal from a house at a local Tribeni Chowk while he was returning home from the office. Journalist Khanal has received a deep injury in the incident. Police have arrested two persons and started an investigation into the case. Condemning the incident, Banke President of the Federation of Nepali Journalists, Rudra Subedi, demanded action against the guilty.
RSS
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | Sharp weapon |
| Primary Cause | Unclear |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
| Total Injured | 1 |
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