2023-02-13
Dal Bahadur Thapa a 29-year-old journalist of Laikakhabar.com was physically assaulted by the directors and employees of Bubble Transport Company on February 13 in the Birendranagar municipality-10 while reporting the news. A clash broke out between the locals and police on February 13 in Birendranagar of Surkhet, after a woman named Nadi Raut lost her life in a traffic accident. And the directors and employees of Bubble Transport Company threatened the journalist not to take pictures and videos of the incident. According to the eyewitness, the accused charged the victim with a glass bottle in his head injuring him.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
Primary Form | Assault (large group) |
Weapons | Other |
Primary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
Secondary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Transport entrepreneurs/syndicate |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
Total Injured | 1 |
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