Incident Reports
Two journalists physically assaulted by the cadres of Nepali Congress in Makawanpur for writing news against Nepali Congress Bagmati Province chairperson and newly elected MP Indra Bahadur Baniya
2022-12-05
Bagmati, Makawanpur, Hetauda, Ward 2
The cadres of the Nepali Congress physically assaulted Prakash Ramesg Banjara (Indra) and Ram Kumar Rijal (Alan) journalist for Bagmati express weekly on December 4. The cadres of the Nepali Congress agitated and physically assaulted two journalists for writing news against Nepali Congress Bagmati Province chairperson and newly elected MP Indra Bahadur Baniya. Estimated dozen cadres assaulted the victims in Hetauda sub-metropolitan-2.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
| Primary Form | Assault (large group) |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
| Secondary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 12 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 2 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
| Total Injured | 2 |
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