NEPAL: Singhaniya’s murder sparks nationwide protests

source: MYREPUBLICA


KATHMANDU, March 3: The murder of Arun Singhaniya, publisher of Janakpur Today and owner of Radio Today, has triggered nationwide protests.

Journalists on Wednesday staged sit-ins in front of district administration offices of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur demanding that the culprits brought to book.

Similar protests were staged by journalists across the country.

A protest rally taken out from Janak Chowk in Janakpur passed through major thoroughfares of city before converging into a mass meeting at Subha Chowk.

The participants of the rally demanded that government sack the District Administration Officer and the District Police Chiefs for their failure to maintain peace and security in the district.

Media entrepreneur Singhaniya was shot dead by an unidentified group in Janakpur on Monday evening.