{"id":27590,"date":"2026-10-16T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27590"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:38:36","slug":"bharat-dahal-says-police-have-yet-to-return-his-mobile-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27590","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Bharat Dahal Says Police Have Yet to Return His Mobile Phone<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Political analyst and Trimul Party chair Bharat Dahal says police have not returned his mobile phone, which they took on Ashoj 4. He alleges that people holding the phone have been answering calls on Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram and Viber and speaking as if they were him.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post, Dahal said people should not be harassed on cybercrime allegations without cause. 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He alleges that people holding the phone have been answering calls on Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram and Viber and speaking as if they were him. 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