Incident Reports
Police arrests one on the charge of attack on journalist in Bara
2020-05-10
Police have arrested Chhote Mansur of Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan City-3 Bhawanipur on the charge of physical assault on journalist Pawan Yadav on Sunday night. Yadav is publisher of Terai Madhesh National Daily. Four persons including Mansur beat Yadav on Sunday night while he was returning after prayer at Hanuman temple in Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan-city-2 Awadhapur. Yadav sustained serious injury in the incident and is undergoing treatment at Kalaiya hospital. Police are meanwhile, looking for the other three involved in the attack.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Secondary Form | Attack on Journalist |
| Weapons | Blunt weapon |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Secondary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 4 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
| Total Injured | 1 |
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