Journalist at 4CAST TV, Parbatraj Ghimire received a death threat on October 7 over his reporting.
According to Ghimire, he had published a video report on October 5 about Kathmandu Metropolitan Mayor Balen Shah’s residence on the online television channel. In the video, he interviewed a person named Subash Sah, who identified himself as the Mayor’s brother-in-law.
Following the publication, Sah called the journalist and verbally abused him for publishing the video on October 7. He further threatened to break Ghimire’s hands and legs and kill him. In the call recording, which was uploaded to the television’s YouTube channel, Sah warns the journalist to remove the video or face consequences.
“I have been ignoring calls from unknown numbers since then,” Ghimire said, adding that he is preparing to lodge a complaint with the police on October 10.
Freedom Forum expresses concern over the incident and urges the security authorities to ensure the journalist’s safety.
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