Graphic Videos of Rautahat Murder Spread Across Social Media Despite Platform Content Policies

Kathmandu. Graphic images and videos of a fatal attack in Rautahat have spread widely across major social media platforms despite community guidelines that prohibit or restrict violent and graphic content, raising concerns over the effectiveness of content moderation.

According to the District Police Office, Rautahat, 40-year-old Renu Devi Jaiswal was killed with a khukuri at around 10:30 a.m. on Friday in Hariharapur Tole of Gujara Municipality-5. Police said the accused, 35-year-old Upendra Sah Kalwar of Karaiyamai Rural Municipality-8, Bara, who was residing in the same neighborhood, attacked Jaiswal with the sharp weapon, causing fatal injuries at the scene.