Nepal media group chief arrested over citizenship card issue

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The chairman of one of Nepal's largest media groups was arrested after a complaint of a discrepancy in his citizenship card, police said on Wednesday, drawing criticism from political leaders in the Himalayan country.

Kailash Sirohiya, head of the Kantipur media group, which publishes the widely read Nepali daily, Kantipur, and also owns a radio station and TV channel, was arrested on Tuesday at his office in Kathmandu after a complaint was lodged with the Dhanusa district police in southern Nepal this month.