Incident Reports
Police accused of assaulting journalist
2020-01-14
23-year-old Dane Bohara of Simkot Rural Municipality-2 has accused police of assaulting him on January 14 while reporting during the Maghe Sankranti Fair in Kharpunath Rural Municipality. Bohara is a Humla representative of the National News Agency.
Bohara sustained some injuries in the incident.
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 | Police |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
| Total Injured | 1 |
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