Nepal
Editor Mishra sentenced to four months in prison
KATHMANDU:- The District Court Kathmandu has ordered a four-month imprisonment to the then editor of Rajdhani Daily, Saroj Mishra, on a defamation case.
A single bench of Judge Atmadev Joshi issued the verdict including a four-month imprisonment and Rs 1,000 in fine to Mishra and Rs 250,000 in compensation to the victim.
The recently issued full text of verdict by the court orders to collect Rs 250,000 as compensation from Mishra and Rajdhani Daily.
The court decision comes in response to a defamation case filed by Shova Karki, citing the news titled ‘High handedness of three Colonels of Nepali Army’ published in the newspaper around three years ago on Saun 6, 2080.