Incident Reports
District president of FNCCI of Tanhau issues death threat to journalist
2015-11-26
Krishna Raj Pandit, president of district chapter of Federation of Nepali Chamber and Commerce Industries (FNCCI) has threatened to kill Ram Sharan Nepali, editor of Tanahun Khabar Daily.
According to Nepali, Pandit threatened him on November 26 after news of Pandit engaged in irregularities in distribution of LPG cylinders was published in the November 24 edition of the daily. Nepali said that Pandit called him at him home and threatened him.
Meanwhile, Pandit said that he was not involved in the distribution of coupons of LPG cylinders and that he was not satisfied that the daily published his name for no reason.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Threat/intimidation |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Chamber of Commerce and entrepreneur's associations |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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