KATHMANDU, July 18 -- Earlier this month, film actor Shilpa Pokhrel filed a complaint against her husband Chhabi Raj Ojha, accusing him of assault, torture and intimidation. Pokhrel told police she felt unsafe and feared for her life.
Pokhrel, who married the filmmaker three years ago, said she decided to go to the police after one particular incident in June made her realise that she had had enough.
"I was planning to go for a movie with some friends and then we got into an argument," Pokhrel told the Post. "He then started choking me. While he had done this to me on previous occasions, usually he would release me from his hold after a few seconds, and then apologise profusely. But this time, he just wouldn't let go."
Pokhrel said she k...