Nepali Photojournalists Call For Indian Freelancer's Release From Jail
NDTV
Nepal: Durlav Roy Chowdhury, a resident of West Bengal, worked for different news organisations as a freelance photographer.
A group of Nepali photojournalists has called for the release of an Indian photographer who is lodged in the country's Jhapa jail for over seven months for allegedly carrying image printouts of $100 notes, which he would have "needed there for shooting a short film".
Durlav Roy Chowdhury, 24, a resident of Salkia in West Bengal's Howrah district, worked for different news organisations as a freelance photographer. He also has a YouTube channel named "Snipper Monk Travels".
He was arrested from Chandrargadi Airport in Jhapa district while visiting Nepal from Kolkata via the Siliguri and Kakarbhitta entry points, according to a report in the National News Agency.
Mr Chowdhury, who identifies himself as a National Geographic contributor on his LinkedIn page, was arrested during a security check at the airport just before boarding a Buddha Air flight to Kathmandu.
