Kathmandu, May 31 -- Few journalists in Nepal evoke as strong a reaction as Kishor Shrestha, whose more than three decades in journalism have been marked by influence, controversy and scrutiny.

Days after a bribery controversy involving him came out, a more than two-decade-old episode has resurfaced, once again putting the spotlight on Shrestha's style of journalism.

Last Tuesday, veteran film actor Basundhara Bhusal, in an interview with Desh Sanchar, spoke about the pain late actor Shreesha Karki endured before her death and claimed that she had been blackmailed and subjected to emotional torture 23 years ago.

Bhusal said Karki's death was not simply a suicide but, in her view, the result of a grave injustice.

Twenty-three years ago...