Incident Reports

Thaha Sandesh: Clash on issue of mandlandling journalist

2017-06-30

Bagmati, Makawanpur, Hetauda

Radio Sarowar's station manager Raju Lamichane was manhandled by police official. Traffic police officers in Sitalmahal chok of Hetauda tried to manhandle Lamichane when he was taking photos of traffic. Lamichane was taking photos of the traffic conducting checking of vehicles. Traffic police officers tried to take his motorcycle keys and mobile. The locals and traffic had a clash when Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) D.C Chaudhary tried to forcefully put Lamichhane in police vehicle. Following the clash, ASI Chaudhary snatched the camera and mobile from journalists. Police had also tried to remove the photos taken by the journalists. हेटौडा - रेडियो सरोवरका स्टेशन म्यानेजर राजु लामिछानेमाथि प्रहरीले दुर्व्यवहार गरेको छ । हेटौँडाको शितलमहल चोकमा ट्राफिक प्रहरीले सवारी चेकजाँच गर्ने क्रममा संचारकर्मी लामिछानेले फोटो खिचेकै भएर उनीमाथि प्रहरीले दुर्व्यवहार गरेको हो । प्रहरीले उनको मोटर साइकलको चाबी र मोबाइल खोस्ने प्रयास गरेको थियो । लामिछानेलाई असई डी. सी चौधरी र केहि प्रहरीले लछारपछार पार्दै गाडीमा हाल्ने कोशिस गरेपछि स्थानीय र प्रहरी बीच झडप भएको हो। झडप भएको केहि समय पछि अन्य पत्रकारले फोटो खिच्दा असई डी सी चौधरीले क्यामरा र मोबाइल खोस्दै पत्रकारलाई दुर्व्यवहार गरेका थिए । प्रहरीले पत्रकारले खिचेको फोटो हटाउन प्रयास समेत गरेका थिए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons None
Primary Cause Others
Actor 1 - Number of people 5
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 5
Actor 2 - Affiliation Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth na
Local Newspaper - Makwanpur

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