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The Public Today: Revenue incharge misbehave journo | राजस्वका इन्चार्जद्वारा पत्रकार माथि दुर्व्यवहार |

2017-03-13

Madhes, Mahottari, Bardibas

Pahal KC, Office in-charge of Revenue investigation Regional Office of Mid-Western Regional Office, Pathlaiya has shown ill behavior towards Rajkaran Mahat, the reporter of ‘The Public Today’, by seizing his camera. Mahat was clicking pictures of the officer of Revenue Department when he was scolding the driver of a tractor numbered Ba 1 Jha 9131 that was moving towards Bardibas with sand. He was accusing the driver for not checking bill. After being clicked, the officer of Revenue Department used foul language and even seized his camera. A statement demanding justice has been jointly released by Reporter’s Federation Mahottari, Press Chautari and Press Center. राजस्व अनुसन्धान मध्यमान्चल क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय पथलैयाका कार्यालय इन्चार्ज पहल केसीले "द पब्लिक टुडे " बर्दीबासका बरिस्ठ समाचारदाता राजकरण महतोको क्यामरा खोसेर दुर्व्यवहार गरेका छन्। बालुवा बोकेर बर्दिबास चोक तर्फ आइरहेको एक ट्रयाकटरको ड्राईभरलाई बिल चेकजाँच किन नगराएको भन्दै साइरन जडित बा १ झ ९१३१ नम्बरको अनुसन्धान कार्यलयको सवारीका चालकले बर्दिबासमा ट्रयाकटरका चालकलाई हप्काउदै गर्दा पत्रकार महतोले कार्यालयको गाडी र चालकको तस्बिर खिचेका थिए । उक्त तस्बिर खिचेपछि राजस्व कार्यालयका इन्चार्ज पहल केसीले अपसब्द प्रयोग गर्दै क्यामरा खोसेका थिए । घटनाको एक बिज्ञप्ति जारी गर्दै पत्रकार महासंघ महोत्तरी , प्रेस चौतारी र प्रेस सेन्टरले दोषिलाई कारवाहीको माग गरेका छन्।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Other violent form
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Local Newspaper - Mahottari

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