Incident Reports

Two journalists intimidated

2018-03-07

A group of people has intimidated technician Prakash Neupane working at Chiyabari FM and marketing manager Krishna Pathak on the night of March 7. They were attacked while returning home after finishing their work at night. DSP Ramesh Basnet said that they were attacked by a group of youth who were in an inebriated state. Neupane sustained a minor injuries in an attack however Pathak hassome serious head and leg injuries according to DSP Basnet. Injured Pathak has been referred to BnB hospital in Jhapa after he couldnot be treated at District Hospital. The people involved in an incident are absconding according to the police and search is undergoing. इलाम सदरमुकाम स्थित चियाबारी एफएममा कार्यरत एफएमका प्राविधिक प्रकाश न्यौपाने र बजार ब्यवस्थापक कृष्ण पाठकलाई फागुन २३ गते राति एक समूहले कुटपिट गरी घाइते बनाएको छ । एफएमको काम सकेर राति १० बजेतिर गोलबस्तीस्थित कोठामा फर्कदै गरेका पाठक र न्यौपानेलाई मदिरा सेवन गरी झगडा गरिरहेका युवाहरूले अचानक कुटपिट गरेको डिएसपी रमेश बस्नेतले जानकारी दिए । कुटपिटबाट न्यौपानेलाई सामान्य चोट लागेको छ भने पाठकको टाउको, हात र गोडामा गम्भीर चोट रहेको इलामका डिएसपी बस्नेतले बताए । घाइते पाठकको उपचार जिल्ला अस्पतालमा हुन नसकेपछि थप उपचारका लागि झापाको बि एण्ड सी अस्पताल पठाइएको छ । कुटपिटमा संलग्न युवाहरूको पहिचान भएपनि घटना लगत्तै फरार रहेको र खोजी कार्य जारी रहेको बस्नेतले जानकारी दिएका छन् । खोजी कार्य जारी रहेकाले नाम गोप्य राखिएको प्रहरीले जनायो ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Secondary Form Attack on Journalist
Weapons None , None
Primary Cause Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people 3
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals , Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 2
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 2
INSEC , National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Morang , Local Newspaper - Jhapa

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