The government has formed a probe committee to investigate into the mysterious murder of Dhangadhi-based journalist Jagat Prasad Joshi.

A cabinet meeting held Wednesday constituted a three-member probe committee under advocate Umesh Prasad Gautam.

Advocate Shailkram Sapkota and journalist Mahendra Bista are two other members of the committee. The meeting also decided to hand out “relief package” to the kin of the slain journalist.

Meanwhile, the government is all set to form a judicial commission to look into the instances of violation of press freedom.

The Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) said that Minister of Information and Communication Krishna Bahadur Mahara has informed it that the soon-to-be formed commission will probe the murder of journalist Joshi and other instances of press freedom violation. nepalnews.com Dec 04 08