Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 29 2008:
SOME MISCREANTS smashed a vehicle used by the media persons in going to cover the 10th foundation day celebration of the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) at Saikhul.
The vehicle was smashed on the way back from the coverage.
The windshields of the Maruti van MN-05/A 1815 were broken when the miscreants who rushed towards the vehicles and stoned at before the vehicle was forced to stop.
Not only the driver, the miscreants also threatened to assault the media going with the vehicles.
The incident occurred at Saikhul Bazar at around 4.30 pm when one of the two vehicles carrying the media persons moving at the rear was stopped by the miscreants.
They forced the driver to step down from the vehicle and try to drive it.
After the driver was allowed to step down from the vehicle, the miscreants turned towards the media persons who were still inside the vehicle and threatened to attack.
While they are doing so, three media persons went to the Saikhul police station and lodged a report on the incident.
The personnel of the 4th IRB rushed to the spot and brought back the vehicle.
Later, the IRB men escorted the vehicle upto Saikhul to allow proceeding upto Imphal.