Incident Reports
Journalist physically assaulted by employee of electricity authority in Chitwan
2022-07-16
Krishna Acharya, a journalist of Narayani Online was physically assaulted by the employees of Nepal Electricity Authority Bharatpur Distribution Center on July 16. Acharya who went to the Authority for the reporting of the issue of alcohol consumption inside the office was brutally assaulted by the accused. According to Raju Chaudhary, a colleague of the victim, the victim was able to save his life by jumping off of wall.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Attack on Journalist |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.) |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
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