Incident Reports
Journalists held for spreading rumour about earthquake
2015-05-21
Editors of an online journal in Kathmandu have been briefly arrested by the police for terrorizing people by posting dubious news that a big earthquake was impending.
Metropolitan Police Hanuman Dhoka arrested the owner and editor of expresskhabar.com Gyanendra Bhattarai and Chandramani Sapkota.
Police released them after the two apologized for their act and gave clarification. The news has also been removed by the police's order.
National/Online Media
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