Incident Reports

Media Person Physically Abused

2012-08-13

Jhapa/August 13 Sub-editor of Mechi Times daily, Pradip Pariyar, 22, has been beaten on August 11 evening by Bhim Tumwaphole, 30, of same VDC-1. According to the report, Pariyar was beaten by Tumwaphole at around 7 pm while he was returning to his rented apartment for dinner. The attacker ran away after suddenly attacking and inflicting neck and head injuries on Pariyar. The case was reported on August 12 to the local police office, Birtamod by victim and his media colleagues, Tirtha Sigdel, the deputy chairperson of FNJ Jhapa. He further said that Tumwaphole beat him without any provocation and that he was a hooligan. The accused is at large and search for him was in progress, according to the local Police Inspector Chabiraman Bhattarai.

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