Journalist Shah’s last rites performed
The funeral of Bara-based journalist Birendra Shah, who was killed by Maoist cadres in captivity, was performed in Bara district on Friday.
Before his body was cremated as per the vedic rites, a funeral procession was taken out in the district headquarters Kalaiya. Thousands of people including civil society members, journalists, rights activists, political leaders and his near and dear ones had participated in the funeral procession and paid him their last respects. During the procession, Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) Vice-President Shiva Gaunle, FNJ General Secretary Mahendra Bista and Treasurer Hemanta Kafle covered Shah’s body with FNJ flags.
Police and family members had discovered Shah’s body yesterday afternoon from a site 2-km north of the place pointed out by the Maoist investigation report published on Monday.
Journalist Shah’s dead body was found a month after he was abducted on October 4 following increased pressure on the Maoist leadership generated by the national and international outrage over his abduction.On Thursday morning, before Shah’s body was found, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had promised to take action against the killers of journalist Birendra Shah.
The PM has also said that the government will take care of the family of Shah and will make arrangements for the education of his children. Aviyan
Before his body was cremated as per the vedic rites, a funeral procession was taken out in the district headquarters Kalaiya. Thousands of people including civil society members, journalists, rights activists, political leaders and his near and dear ones had participated in the funeral procession and paid him their last respects. During the procession, Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) Vice-President Shiva Gaunle, FNJ General Secretary Mahendra Bista and Treasurer Hemanta Kafle covered Shah’s body with FNJ flags.
Police and family members had discovered Shah’s body yesterday afternoon from a site 2-km north of the place pointed out by the Maoist investigation report published on Monday.
Journalist Shah’s dead body was found a month after he was abducted on October 4 following increased pressure on the Maoist leadership generated by the national and international outrage over his abduction.On Thursday morning, before Shah’s body was found, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had promised to take action against the killers of journalist Birendra Shah.
The PM has also said that the government will take care of the family of Shah and will make arrangements for the education of his children. Aviyan
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