Police Release Detained Manipur Journalists, Say Case Is Not Closed
Paojel Chaoba and Dhiren Sadokpam had been detained based on an FIR filed in Imphal West district in connection with an article published in the Frontier Manipur.
Paojel Chaoba and Dhiren Sadokpam of The Frontier Manipur with journalist Kishorechandra Wangkgem after their release from detention in Imphal. Photo courtesy: Kishorechandra Wangkhem
Rights18/Jan/2021
New Delhi: Two senior journalists of Manipur, Paojel Chaoba and Dhiren Sadokpam, were released on January 18 after the state police kept them in custody overnight.
Chaoba, the executive editor of
The Frontier Manipur, an Imphal-based English news portal, was detained for more than 24 hours. Sadokpam, the editor of the portal, was detained on the evening of January 17 after he was summoned to the police station based on an FIR filed by the officer commanding P. Sanjoy Singh of Singjamei police station in Imphal West district.