Incident Reports

Journalist Beaten for Writing News

2016-08-17

Sudurpashchim, Kailali, Dhangadhi, Ward 7

Kantipur News representative Dev narayan Shah,35 of Dhangadhi VDC-1 of Saptari District was beaten by Birendra Yadav,34 of Phulkahakatti-5 of Lahan on August 17 on charge of writing a news. The news regarding irregularities on construction of Animal Service Center building at Bhagwanpur was published in Kantipur news on August 17. The victim said that he was beaten by Yadav, who is also member of FNJ Siraha, on charge of publishing news. The victim had lodged a complaint at Area Police Office on August 17 against the accused. Police have started to search the accused according to the DSP Raj Kumar KC of Area Police Office. The Press chautari Siraha, Press Union and Human Rights Protection Center through a press release on August 17 has demanded to dismiss his membership and investigation on the incident. Durga Pariyar समाचार लेखेको आरोपमा सप्तरी जिल्ला धनगढी गाविस-१ घर भई सिरहाका कान्तिपुर समाचारदाता ३५ वर्षीय देवनारायण साहलाई १ गते फुलकाहाकट्टी-५ घर भई लाहान बस्ने ३४ वर्षीय बिरु भन्ने बिरेन्द्र यादवले हातपात गरेको पीडितले बताए । भदौ १ गतेको कान्तिपुरको चार नम्बर पृष्ठमा बाबा गणपति कन्ट्रक्सन फुलकहाकट्टलिे पशु सेवा केन्द्र भगवानपुरको भवन निर्माणमा अनिमियतता गरेको समाचार किन लेखेको भन्दै पत्रकार महासंघ सिरहाका सदस्यसमेत रहेका यादवले हातपात गरेको कान्तिपुर समाचारदाता साहले बताए । पीडितले घटनाको विषयमा इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय लहानमा भदौ १ गते उजुरी दिएका छन् । इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय लहानका डिएसपी राजकुमार केसीका अनुसार आरोपितको खोजी सुरु गरिएको छ । घटना लगत्तै प्रेस यूनियन सिरहा, प्रेस चौतारी सिरहा र मानवअधिकार संरक्षण केन्द्र सिरहाले भदौ १ गते प्रेस विज्ञप्ति प्रकाशन गरी घटनाको छानबिन गरेर आरोपित यादवको पत्रकार महासंघको सदस्यता खारेजी सहित कारबाहीको माग गरेका छन् । दुर्गा परियार
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Access/control of development infrastructure (roads, bridges)
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Journalist/Media
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Injured 1
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