One ranking official of the Ministry of Home Affairs posted in Imphal is reported to have browbeat Rameshchandra Mutum, a reporter of the Hueiyen Lanpao group which brings out three newspapers on Wednesday.
Rameshchandra Mutum, is reported to have taken some photographs of the official’s car which had a red beacon, on Wednesday. By a recent government order only top ranking Ministers are permitted to use red beacon.
Irked over this, the MHA official asked his body guards to ask the reporter to delete the photographs. They also tried to snatch the camera. When the reporter refused to budge, they threatened to arrest him citing security reasons for taking the photographs.
The issue was sorted out after a meeting between the All Manipur Working Journalists' Union and the official.
