Incident Reports
A man arrested for assaulting journalist
2019-09-08
Sudurpashchim, Kailali, Dhangadhi, Ward 5
Police, on 9th September, arrested 29-year-old Ravi Rana in charge of physically assaulting a 32-year-old journalist Nawaraj Dhaanuk of Dhangdai sub-metropolis-5. Rana is the resident of the Dhangadi sub-metropolis-7.
Rana verbally and physically assaulted Nawaraj while he was returning after garnering a report for the program on 8th September. The complaint was filed on 8th September.
Journalist Dhaanuk is the presenter of the Tato Bahas program in Dhangadi F.M.
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 |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Secondary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
| 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 | noyouth |
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