The attack by an identified mob on Kantipur Publications and Kantipur Television during such a time is a dangerous message for the whole nation. This was a premeditated assault on an independent media house by a group that joined angry crowds protesting the brutal killing of Nepalis by the terrorist group in Iraq. Never had Kantipur faced such a fearsome attack through its 12 years of public service in the country. A mystery remains as to why the government failed to provide protection despite constant appeals to top government and security officials. The journalists and the rest of the Kantipur staff had to face the assault for over two hours when the state failed to provide security. No media house in any part of the world has had to face such a fearsome mob attack all alone with absolutely no state protection.