Kathmandu, November 10
Journalist Saroj Raj Adhikari has been found dead inside a hotel room in Sundhara of Kathmandu on Wednesday.
SSP Bharat Bohora, the chief of the Kathmandu District Police Range, says Adhikari was reported to be staying at the hotel for the past three days. Further investigation into the case is underway.
During his career, Adhikari worked for Kantipur daily, Nepal weekly, Naya Patrika daily, Nepal Live and Sunaulo Nepal news portals. He got highly popular for exposing the notorious Sudan scam of Nepal Police during his work for Kantipur.
Adhikari published two books–Chakravyuhama Chandrasurya and Jasusiko Jalo–about Nepal’s geopolitical and security issues. He was also a fiction writer who published two literary works–Dhamboji Chok and Rupbajaarki Nora.
