Scribes decry threat from militant
Imphal, June 19: The All Manipur Working Journalists' Union has strongly condemned the threat issued to the media by an individual who identified himself as one Taiwan of PULF for not publishing a press release issued by an organisation which has never been heard of before.
In a statement, the scribes' body said that Taiwan had called up a newspaper house and informed that a bomb has been lobbed at the office of The Sangai Express and further warned that such attack would be launched at other newspaper offices.
Besides this another person who identified himself as one Khamba Luwang of the KCP also called up newspaper houses today morning and demanded to know why the statement was not published.
AMWJU and Editors in a meeting discussed the issue at hand and appealed to the Government to ensure security so that the media persons can work freely without fear.
An emergency meeting of editors and the All Manipur Working Journalists Union, AMWJU, held at the Sangai Express, condemned the manner in which a previously unheard of organization called newspaper offices and claimed they had hurled a bomb at the office of the Sangai Express and that they would be attacking other newspaper offices for not publishing a press statement by them the previous day, thus spreading fear amongst the press community.
A short press release after the meeting said one of the caller identified himself as Taiwan of the PULF task force. In some other offices, another caller identifying himself as Khamba Luwang of the KCP inquired why the particular press release was ignored.
Today’s meeting also appealed to the government to take adequate measures to ensure security to pressmen.
A heavy team of the Imphal west police accompanied by a team of Manipur bomb squad rushed to the Sangai Express office immediately after getting the information and carried out a big search in and around the office complex. However, the police team could not find any explosives at the office complex.
Meanwhile, the local public of Thouda Bhabok Leikai, where the newspaper office is situated, on getting information of the bomb threat gathered near the Sangai Express office and assisted in efforts made by the security forces to trace the bomb.
In a statement, the scribes' body said that Taiwan had called up a newspaper house and informed that a bomb has been lobbed at the office of The Sangai Express and further warned that such attack would be launched at other newspaper offices.
Besides this another person who identified himself as one Khamba Luwang of the KCP also called up newspaper houses today morning and demanded to know why the statement was not published.
AMWJU and Editors in a meeting discussed the issue at hand and appealed to the Government to ensure security so that the media persons can work freely without fear.
An emergency meeting of editors and the All Manipur Working Journalists Union, AMWJU, held at the Sangai Express, condemned the manner in which a previously unheard of organization called newspaper offices and claimed they had hurled a bomb at the office of the Sangai Express and that they would be attacking other newspaper offices for not publishing a press statement by them the previous day, thus spreading fear amongst the press community.
A short press release after the meeting said one of the caller identified himself as Taiwan of the PULF task force. In some other offices, another caller identifying himself as Khamba Luwang of the KCP inquired why the particular press release was ignored.
Today’s meeting also appealed to the government to take adequate measures to ensure security to pressmen.
A heavy team of the Imphal west police accompanied by a team of Manipur bomb squad rushed to the Sangai Express office immediately after getting the information and carried out a big search in and around the office complex. However, the police team could not find any explosives at the office complex.
Meanwhile, the local public of Thouda Bhabok Leikai, where the newspaper office is situated, on getting information of the bomb threat gathered near the Sangai Express office and assisted in efforts made by the security forces to trace the bomb.
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