. The movement of journalists and staffers has been affected after suspicious vehicles were parked in front of the entrance of Kantipur Publications, Onlinekhabar and Himalaya Television’s office on Monday morning.

At around TAG_OPEN_p_14 7:30 am, a vehicle with a private number plate was parked in front of the main gate of Kantipur Publications in Tinkune. Vehicles have obstructed the entry and exit of the office along with vehicles. Journalists who had to report were affected due to lack of movement of television vehicles.

Similarly, another vehicle with a private number plate was found parked in front of the office gate of Onlinekhabar in New Baneshwor.TAG_OPEN_p_13 It is said that the operation of the office has become difficult as the vehicles have covered a large part of the entrance.

Similarly, another vehicle was stopped in front of the office gate of Himalaya Television in Madhya Baneshwor.TAG_OPEN_p_12 The vehicles found in all the three places have private number plates and it is not clear who parked them there and why.

After the incident, the concerned media houses informed the police.TAG_OPEN_p_11 Spokesperson of the District Police Range, Kathmandu, SP Pawan Kumar Bhattarai said that a police team has been sent to the incident site immediately after getting the information.

“Police have been deployed after receiving information that the vehicle was parked in front of the office of Kantipur and Onlinekhabar. The incident will be investigated and the vehicle will be removed as per the necessary procedure,” he said.

The police have locked the vehicle parked in front of the Kantipur office and are investigating other vehicles as well.TAG_OPEN_p_9

} At a time when various media have been publishing and disseminating critical news and comments on the issue of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and traffic management, the parking of vehicles at the entrance of the offices of major media houses has raised various questions. However, there has been no official confirmation of the motive or background of the incident.

Police said they are investigating the cause of the incident and the person involved.