The Statesman reports that an 18-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an Assam Rifles jawan at Kotlien in Manipur’s Senapati district. The report stated that the jawan from the 38th Battalion, identified as Namthoi, also allegedly attempted to kill the victim after committing the crime on 13 March but was caught by residents of nearby Tikoram Beitu village. It was also reported that scribes were prevented by jawans to cover protest rallies of the incident.
Therefore, the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) has decided to cease work and boycott all Assam Rifles and Army coverage till appropriate action was taken against the accused jawan.
According to the union, at least two journalists were assaulted by the jawans when they went to the protest rallies convened by the villagers of Veitum Khullen near the Kotlien 38 AR post. Four reporters were later herded into the post which is located about 30 kms from Imphal and were detained till an AMWJU team with Col. Rajesh Misra PRO Defence came and released them. In the post, they were repeatedly asked to delete the photographs taken on the mob dispersal.
The report also says that after the Assam Rifles refused to hand over the accused to the protesting villagers, the villagers attacked the post forcing the jawans to retaliate. In the AR crackdown several women and villagers were injured some of them seriously.
Therefore, the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) has decided to cease work and boycott all Assam Rifles and Army coverage till appropriate action was taken against the accused jawan.
According to the union, at least two journalists were assaulted by the jawans when they went to the protest rallies convened by the villagers of Veitum Khullen near the Kotlien 38 AR post. Four reporters were later herded into the post which is located about 30 kms from Imphal and were detained till an AMWJU team with Col. Rajesh Misra PRO Defence came and released them. In the post, they were repeatedly asked to delete the photographs taken on the mob dispersal.
The report also says that after the Assam Rifles refused to hand over the accused to the protesting villagers, the villagers attacked the post forcing the jawans to retaliate. In the AR crackdown several women and villagers were injured some of them seriously.
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ur views r in conssonace with mine.
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