Kathmandu, October 31, 2026 — Plainclothes police officers have visited the office of Diyopost Online in Anamnagar, seeking to speak with its editor-in-chief Sudip Bishwakarma and news coordinator Madan Dhungana, according to a journalist.
The journalist said four police personnel arrived at the online news outlet’s office and told staff that they had come to take Bishwakarma and Dhungana for a conversation.
Diyopost had also published a report shortly before the police visit, saying it had received threats over a news story concerning the chief justice.
Meanwhile, police have already taken Nepal Press journalist Bishwamani Subedi into custody, according to the provided information.
Plainclothes police officers have also visited the office of Naya Patrika and made inquiries about journalist Nawaraj Mainali, saying they needed to speak with him.
The RSP has scheduled a secretariat meeting chaired by Rabi Lamichhane after journalists were arrested, amid conflicting statements from police and the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.
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