Manipur scribe, activist arrested for Facebook post
The Hindu
They have been arrested twice before for criticising the government
The Manipur Police have arrested Imphal-based journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem and political activist Erendro Leichombam for their Facebook posts allegedly criticising the government. They were arrested on Thursday evening from their homes on the basis of a complaint filed against them by State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary P. Premananda Meetei and BJP vice-president Usham Deban for allegedly offensive Facebook posts related to the death of State BJP president Saikhom Tikendra Singh. Alluding to Mr. Singh’s death, the duo had posted similar comments saying cow dung and cow urine do not work.
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