Incident Reports

Man arrested on charge of beating journalist

2017-10-15

Gandaki, Kaski, Pokhara Lekhnath, Ward 28

Police have arrested 37 years old Bikash lama of Lekh Nath Municipality-28 on October 15 on charge of beating journo Suresh Raj Sharma while collecting news of Pokhara Metropolis. He was beaten by the accused on charge of writing news. The victim is working at “Samadhan National Daily” and Machapuchre F.M station. The victim had lodged a complaint against the accused on a same day at DPO of Kaski. He was immediately arrested by the police after the complaint according to inspector Ganesh Bom. The victim’s condition is said to be normal. पत्रकार सुरेशराज अधिकारीलाई हातपात गरेको आरोपमा प्रहरीले पोखरा लेखनाथ मनपा-२८ का ३७ वर्षीय विकास लामा गुरुङलाई असोज २९ गते गिरफ्तार गरेको छ । समाचार लेखेकै आधारमा समाधान राष्ट्रिय दैनिक र माछापुच्छ्रे एफएममा कार्यरत अधिकारीलाई असोज २९ गते पोखरा महानगरपालिकाको समाचार सङ्कलनका क्रममा गुरुङले हातपात गरेको भन्दै पीडितले सोही दिन जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यलय कास्कीमा उजुरी दिएका थिए । उजुरी लगत्तै आरोपितलाइ गिरफ्तार गरेको जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यलयका इन्स्पेक्टर गणेश बमले जानकारी दिए । घटनाका पीडित पत्रकार सुरेशराज अधिकारीको अवस्था सामान्य रहेको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Unclear
Primary Cause Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
INSEC , Local Newspaper - Kaski

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