Police arrested Kabita Budha, 22, from Gajyangkot Rural Municipality-3, on March 30 on charges of committing ethnic discrimination.
On the evening of March 29, in a public hotel in Kalekholi, Chandannath Municipality–5, Rajbahadur Sunar, 27, also from Gajyangkot, Guthichaur Rural Municipality–3, was allegedly subjected to ethnic slurs. Following this, the police arrested the accused. The video of the accused using offensive language was made public on social media.
After the victim filed a complaint at the District Police Office, Jumla, on March 29, the accused was arrested, informed DSP Nabin Babu Regmi.
Similarly, after the video was made public on social media, the accused Budha verbally abused journalist Mahesh Nepali with offensive language. Following this, the Federation of Nepali Journalists, Jumla, issued a press release expressing concern over the incident.