Incident Reports
Ward chairperson accused of attempted assault on two journalists in Rukum East
2021-05-04
Lumbini, Rukum East, Putha Uttarganga, Ward 9
Sur Bahadur Roka, Ward chairperson of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality -9, of Rukum East, allegedly attempted to assault two journalists of the district who went to cover the news on May 4. Chairperson Roka tried to assault journalist Jitendra Budhathoki and Bikram Pariyar who are working at Radio East Rukum,
Journalist Budathoki said that the ward chairperson tried to attack them twice while trying to find out the information regarding a dispute between the ward chairperson and rural municipality accountant over the payment of the Ghumrigad Khola Micro Hydropower Project. Federation of Nepalese journalists in Rukum East district and Karnali province has condemned the incident.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Threat/intimidation |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 2 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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