CPJ expresses alarm after chair of Nepal’s largest media group arrested

The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed alarm over the arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, chair of Nepal’s largest media group Kantipur Media Group (KMG), by plainclothes police officers. It has called on authorities not to harass or intimidate KMG’s leadership or staff in retaliation for its critical reporting, which recently alleged the deputy prime minister’s involvement in misappropriating funds while leading another media company.