worldUpdated: Aug 14, 2020 17:26 ISTBalaram Baniya, the Nepalese journalist who reportedly wrote an article on Chinese encroachment in Rui village, has been found dead, police said. A team deployed from Area Police Office in Bhimphedi fished out his body from the river and sent it to Hetauda Hospital. His family had filed a missing report with the police, following which a manhunt was launched to trace him, Kathmandu Post reported. According to Kathmandu Post, Baniya was associated with Kantipur Daily, a Nepali newspaper, since the paper’s initial days. He reportedly wrote an article highlighting the Chinese encroachment in Rui village located in Gorkha district.

Source: Hindustan Times August 14, 2020 11:57 UTC