Kathmandu, May 4 -- The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has demanded the formation of a high-level investigation committee to probe the suspicious death of journalist Suresh Rajak during a pro-monarchy rally on March 28.

Immediately after the suspicious death of Rajak, the federation had formed a seven-member committee led by FNJ Vice-president Umid Prasad Bagchand.

The report submitted by the panel has concluded that a thorough investigation is essential to find out the truth, citing several unanswered questions and circumstantial inconsistencies surrounding Rajak's death.

Rajak was found dead inside a building at Tinkune which was burnt during the protest by pro-monarchy forces organised under the banner of Unified Movement to...