Journalist Bishwamani Subedi arrested from Nepal Press newsroom

Summary

Police arrested journalist Bishwamani Subedi from the Nepal Press newsroom in Baneshwar, Kathmandu, and took him to the Cyber Bureau for questioning over a news report. Nepal Press editor-in-chief Matrika Poudel said the chairman of the company that operates the outlet was also summoned.

Key Points
  • Police arrested journalist Bishwamani Subedi from the Nepal Press office in Baneshwar, Kathmandu.
  • Nepal Press editor-in-chief Matrika Poudel said plainclothes officers from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office took Subedi away from the newsroom.
  • Police said the detention was related to discussions about a news report concerning Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki.
  • Nepal E Press Media Pvt Ltd chairman Bindu Raj Lamsal was also summoned to the Cyber Bureau.
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