Nepal
Journalist’s death raises suspicionsPosted Oct 20 2007
Shankar Panthi, a correspondent for the local pro-Maoist daily newspaper, Naya Satta, was found dead on Sept. 14 at a roadside in Sunawal, the western district of Nawalparasi, reported CPJ.
Police have claimed that Panthi was the victim of a road accident, but according to the news site Kantipur online, villagers were seeking answers regarding the journalist’s “mysterious death,” with some locals suspicious that police took Panthi away without informing anyone.
The Young Communist League in Nepal has called for an autopsy to investigate further the death further.