Journalist Bishwamani Subedi taken into police custody from newsroom
Plainclothes officers took the Nepal Press journalist from his workplace on Friday and were bringing him to the Cyber Bureau for questioning, an official said.
Journalist Bishwamani Subedi was taken into police custody from the newsroom of Nepal Press, where he works, on Friday.
According to a report by Nepal Press, two plainclothes police officers took Subedi away from the newsroom.
Matriका Poudel, editor-in-chief of Nepal Press, said the officers approached Subedi while he was working and told him he needed to accompany them for a discussion.
“Two plainclothes officers came to the newsroom and took him away, saying he needed to go with them for a discussion,” Poudel said.
After learning that Subedi had been taken to the Cyber Bureau, Poudel said, Nepal Press staff were preparing to go there.
An official at the Cyber Bureau confirmed that Nepal Police had taken Subedi into custody and said he was being brought to the bureau for questioning.
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