While reporting in the Manohara area of Kathmandu, online journalist Kamal Prasain was attacked by residents of the local settlement around 7 PM. He sustained an injury to his nose during the assault, which occurred as a security team arrived in Manohara with a bulldozer. The attack took place amid government efforts to demolish the settlement, as Prasain was covering the unfolding situation. 12 Baisakh, Kathmandu.
During his reporting from the Manohara squatter settlement in Kathmandu, journalist Kamal Prasain was assaulted by local residents at approximately 7 PM. The attack resulted in a nasal injury. The group became hostile as he was documenting the government’s demolition activities in the area. Earlier in the day, the atmosphere was calm when security forces cleared Thapathali and Sinamangal, but tensions escalated in Manohara when the security team arrived with a bulldozer, provoking anger among the locals.
