The owner of Nepal’s largest news organization has been arrested for allegedly violating the country’s citizenship laws over an issue with his citizenship card. Kailash Sirohiya will be presented before a judge in a district court in south Nepal on Wednesday where a case has been filed against him.
KATHMANDU , Nepal — The owner of Nepal ’s largest news organization has been arrested for allegedly violating the country’s citizenship laws over an issue with his citizenship card.
He was arrested Tuesday at the Kathmandu offices of Kantipur Publications, which operates newspapers, television and radio stations, magazines and online news sites. Opposition political parties have protested against Lamichhane and sought his resignation over the alleged irregularities.
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