KATHMANDU: Sambhav Sirohiya, the Managing Director of Kantipur Media Group (KMG), has publicly accused Home Minister Lamichhane of pressuring the media house not to report on news related to him regarding a cooperative fraud scam. In a video message released on Friday morning, Sirohiya asserted that Lamichhane made this request while Kantipur was investigating the cooperative fraud scandal.

Furthermore, Sirohiya claimed that the arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Chairman of KMG and Sambhav Sirohiya’s father, was instigated by false accusations made by Home Minister Lamichhane. Sirohiya suggested that these allegations came after Kantipur declined to comply with Lamichhane's request regarding the coverage of the fraud scandal.