2020-07-03
Police on July 3 arrested 30-year-old Aazam Halwai and 32-year-old Chandbabu Halwai of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City-1 on the charge of manhandling 30-year-old Tekhendra Basyal, General member of Federation of Nepali Journalists and employee of Global Media, of the same sub-metropolitan.
The victim told to the INSEC representative over a phone call that the accused beat him when he went to cover the news of land dispute on July 3 and also broke his camera.
The victim said that he had lodged a complaint at the Ward Police Office on July 3 verbally, however, had not lodged a written complaint.
Inspector Hari Basnet of the Ward Police Office said that the two accused have been arrested and an investigation is underway.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
Secondary Form | Attack on Journalist |
Weapons | Unclear |
Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
Secondary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 2 |
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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