Standup comedian Pranesh Gautam who was arrested for reviewing ‘Bir Bikram 2’ was released on Sunday. The Kathmandu District Court has ordered for his release in a general date. Though his hearing was scheduled for Friday, it was delayed due to the absence of government lawyers.
Related story
Father's Day: Following in my Dad's Footsteps, Together
After his release, Rishi Gautam his father, expressed joyfully that it was just a preliminary justice he received and added, “I suffered a lot when Pranesh was in custody for eight days. Today, the court has released my son in a general date. We received justice only after eight days.”
