Unpaid Basar journalists write story following up on the tragic death of a six-month-old girl who had got caught in a crossfire the previous year as well as landmine deaths in the region. They also report on conditions of new schools, the salaries of teachers and the implementation of government schemes in the area.

One of the authors is murdered and his body is found in a septic tank in the area near his home. He was 32 years old. The main suspect was Contractor Suresh Chandrakar, who had recently had an extravagant wedding for which he’d used a helicopter and organised Russian dancers, and was a distant relative of the victim.