Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 29 2010:
The Managing Director of Gosem, a daily newspaper in Kuki dialect, Alien Khongsai has submitted a report to the president of All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) that one of his reporters, assigned to cover the hills area bandh called by COPTAM was assaulted by the villagers of Phoubakchao village today.
Alien Khongsai said, the reporter was merely taking photographs of the happenings when a group of villagers questioned his identity.
Even after showing them his press I-card, he was slapped around and threatened to leave the place immediately.
The mob also tried to snatch his camera.
He appealed to the AMWJU to condemn such acts which aimed at curbing freedom of the press, and also take appropriate action.