International News Safety Institute

17 July 2011

Babur Kharel

Incident

Babur Kharel

Cause of death

Other non-natural

Details

Nepali journalist Babur Kharel has been murdered by an unidentified person in Gangtok, Sikkim, in India, recently.

The 42-year-old Kharel was also the former central councilor of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ). He was murdered on 17 July but his family members were informed on Saturday about his death, said Chairman of Media Agency Shishir Sapkota.

Sapkota demanded an investigation into the murder case. Kharel is survived by a wife, three daughters and a son.

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