01 April 2005
Khagendra Shrestha
Shooting
Nearly three weeks after he was fatally shot at, editor and publisher of "Dharan Today" newspaper Khagendra Shrestha succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Indian town of Siliguri.
According to reports, a group of unidentified gunmen had shot at Shrestha while he was working at his office on 15 March. He was rushed to BP Koirala Institute for Medical Sciences and later taken to Siliguri for treatment. He remained in coma ever since.
Royal Nepalese Army blamed the Maoist insurgents for the attack, but the rebels have not reacted to the allegations. According to the Federation of Nepalese Journalists, over 15 journalists have been killed during nine-year-long conflict in the country. Hundreds of journalists have been detained or displaced due to the conflict during this period, it said.
