Journalist Pathak arrested on charge of defaming NCP chairman Dahal

Published On: April 30, 2020 01:00 PM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


Journalist Pathak arrested on charge of defaming NCP chairman Dahal

KATHMANDU, April 30: Journalist Deepak Pathak has been arrested on the charge of defaming Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal through social media. 

Pathak, who is also a board member of the state-owned Radio Nepal, was apprehended from his Jadibuti-based residence by the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) at the Bureau, Nabinda Aryal said that Pathak was detained following a complaint. Pathak was found defaming NCP chairman Dahal through his Facebook posts, according to Aryal. "We have launched a probe into the incident as per the Electronic Transaction Act," SSP Aryal added.

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