Angry sportsmen gherao media office for ‘mistaken’ news report
Posted by ohnepal on August 2, 2006
It only becomes clearer with the day that Kantipur is nothing but a propaganda media house in Nepal spreading the hooplahs that the Koiralas and New Delhi’s South Block (Indian Government’s offices) want to spread in Nepal. Things are getting worse for Kantipur with the day. It’s copies are being burnt, staffs attacked and offices vandalized. Things couldn’t get worse for the media house that took active part in spreading the violence during the Mob and Goon movement. It’s unethical reporting is perhaps getting rightly punished, albeit a too late.
Check out what Nepalnews reported on another false journalism case by Kantipur publications and the aftermath that the latter had to go through:
Angry sportsmen gherao media office for ‘mistaken’ news report
A group of angry sportsmen gheraoed the office of the Kantipur Publications at Teenkune, Kathmandu, this afternoon to protest a ‘mistaken’ news report on Kantipur Television over the killing of karate player Rakesh Gurung in police firing last night.
Over 200 protesters demonstrated in front of Kantipur Publications and barred the staff from coming outside the main gate of the office. A journalist with Kantipur daily told Nepalnews that the protesters pelted stones at the office of the Kantipur Publications.
The protesters said that the KTV news report that Gurung was shot dead while trying to rob a policeman at Gyaneshwor was mistaken. Following the protest, the KTV said it had corrected the report and apologized for the mistaken report.
Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Man Bahadur Adhikari, who is the bodyguard of CPN (UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, allegedly opened fire at Gurung. Badly injured Gurung succumbed to injuries at the TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj.
The protest in front of Kantipur Publications was going on until 6:30 p.m. There were no reports of violence, however.
Irate sportsmen had carried out protests against the killing around the capital city from the morning, brining the vehicular traffic to a halt at many places.
Official investigation into the incident is underway, according to authorities. nepalnews.com mk Aug 02 06
( Source of above news: Nepalnews.com )
TrueNepali said
What goes around comes around- although act of violence cannot ever be commended but by their very action of propogating violence during Maoist instigated Andolan- Kantipur deserves what it is getting (ire and threats) and some more. You play with fire, fire burns.