Kathmandu, Oct. 17 -- Journalist Kishor Shrestha, chairman and editor of Jana Aastha weekly, was released on Saturday after Rastriya Swatantra Party leader and artist Himesh Panta agreed to approach the Press Council Nepal if he was dissatisfied with a news report published.

Police had taken Shrestha from his residence in Nakkhu, Lalitpur, to the Cyber Bureau following a complaint by Panta over a report concerning the alleged takeover of 10 ropanis of a neighbour's land in Dhading.

The arrest triggered criticism of the police and government, with journalists questioning why the Cyber Bureau had intervened when the country's existing framework provides a mechanism for resolving complaints against media content.

Rajendra Rimal, an editor...