2021-07-24
Police have arrested 37-year-old Shrikrishna Shrestha a resident of Pokhara Metropolitan city-11 Kahun on the charge of issuing a threat to Pokhara Metropolitan City-9 based journalist Ranjan Adhikari. Adhikari had filed a complaint at District Police Office Kaski after he received threats over the phone and a messenger from an unknown person on July 24 warning him to delete news report about a school that was published on June 20. Police investigations later revealed that Shrestha had issued the threat. The victim had also submitted a written complaint at FNJ Kaski on July 30, informed Bimala Bhandari, chairperson of FNJ Kaski.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Threat/intimidation |
Primary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
Secondary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
THE NEPAL PEACE MONITOR ANNUAL REVIEW: 2020
October 25, 2021
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