Reporter Sandeep Yadav of Sajhedari daily received a death threat while covering a story in Bara on April 26. Bara is located in Madhesh Province, Nepal.
According to Rajan Singh, a representative from the province, reporter Yadav had gone to cover the news of Province Chief Minister Satish Kumar Singh’s inspection visit at Yogshila Hospital situated in Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan City. While Yadav was taking pictures during the inspection, the hospital’s director, Pawan Gupta, and Dr. Suman Prasad Sah seized his press identity card and mobile phone, and deleted the photos. Director Gupta also threatened to shoot the reporter.
On his way home, two men and Dr. Sah surrounded Yadav and spoke foul on him.
Singh reported that police officers on duty took Director Gupta under control and grilled him.
Freedom Forum condemns the incident and strongly urges the concerned sides to pay heed to journalist’s rights to reporting issues of public concern.
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