Doti-based journalist missing for four days

Kathmandu, August 29

A Bajura-based journalist, who was covering a local fair in Bajura, has been missing for the last four days, authorities say.

According to police, Tej Bahadur Khadka, who had gone to Bajura’s Budhi Nanda to cover the Janai Purnima fair, last week, was last seen on August 26 near Chhapre Lek.

The journalist, based in Doti, works for Budhunanda FM. He had embarked on the journey on August 22. The area he went missing is at an altitude of 4,1oo meteres and it takes four hours to reach there from the nearest human settlement. Police said a missing complaint was only filed on August 27. Police have deployed three teams to look for the missing man.

Federation of Nepali Journalists has called on the government to seriously investigate the case. It has expressed concern that Khadka has not been found even after four days. The federation has appealed to rights activists, members of the civil society and the media to help look for Khadka.