Incident Reports

Journalist got beaten up for taking the picture of congestion

2015-07-27

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Ward 1

Journalist Sandeep Yogi of Image News FM was beaten up for taking the picture of traffic obstruction caused by the parking vehicle of Chief Commissioner Lokman Singh Karki of CIAA on the road. After getting off his motorbike to take pictures of what had caused the congestion Yogi was beaten up by the police on duty at the CIAA gate. The police captured his motorbike and camera and kept it inside the premises. Police personnel returned his possessions only after one and a half hours and gave him a warning not to repeat his actions.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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