A group of angry sportsmen gheraoed the office of the Kantipur Publications at Teenkune, Kathmandu, this afternoon to protest a ‘mistaken’ news report on Kantipur Television over the killing of karate player Rakesh Gurung in police firing last night.

Over 200 protesters demonstrated in front of Kantipur Publications and barred the staff from coming outside the main gate of the office. A journalist with Kantipur daily told Nepalnews that the protesters pelted stones at the office of the Kantipur Publications.

The protesters said that the KTV news report that Gurung was shot dead while trying to rob a policeman at Gyaneshwor was mistaken. Following the protest, the KTV said it had corrected the report and apologized for the mistaken report.

Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Man Bahadur Adhikari, who is the bodyguard of CPN (UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, allegedly opened fire at Gurung. Badly injured Gurung succumbed to injuries at the TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj.

The protest in front of Kantipur Publications was going on until 6:30 p.m. There were no reports of violence, however.

Irate sportsmen had carried out protests against the killing around the capital city from the morning, bringing the vehicular traffic to a halt at many places.

Official investigation into the incident is underway, according to authorities.