{"id":125186,"date":"2024-08-04T20:24:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T14:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=125186"},"modified":"2024-08-04T20:24:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T14:54:22","slug":"outrage-in-manipur-police-officer-suspended-for-brutal-assault-on-tv-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=125186","title":{"rendered":"Outrage in Manipur: Police Officer Suspended for Brutal Assault on TV Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-125158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/New-Logo-Smal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"52\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">N<\/span>ikhil Singh, a Sub-Inspector of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=123805\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manipur Police<\/a>, has been suspended after he was filmed attacking TV reporter Rameshchandra Mangang of Impact TV. The incident occurred on Thursday while Mangang was covering an event in Imphal.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125188\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Police Officer Suspended for Brutal Assault on TV Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/images-46.jpeg\" alt=\"Police Officer Suspended for Brutal Assault on TV Reporter\" width=\"712\" height=\"399\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Police Officer Suspended for Brutal Assault on TV Reporter:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The suspension came after immense public backlash and condemnation from various quarters. Imphal East District Superintendent of Police, K. Meghachandra Singh, issued the suspension order on Saturday, describing the officer\u2019s actions as \u201cgrave misconduct,\u201d which is deemed unacceptable in the police force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pending a disciplinary inquiry, Nikhil Singh is confined to the Reserve Line at Porompat police station and will receive only a subsistence allowance during this period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Journalists and civil society groups widely condemned the assault. The All Manipur Working Journalists\u2019 Union and Editors\u2019 Guild Manipur have called for the officer\u2019s immediate termination. Journalists across Manipur have staged protests, demanding better protection for press freedom and calling for stricter measures to prevent such incidents in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This incident highlights the ongoing tension between law enforcement and the press, raising concerns about the safety of journalists in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikhil Singh, a Sub-Inspector of Manipur Police, has been suspended after he was filmed attacking TV reporter Rameshchandra Mangang of Impact TV. The incident occurred on Thursday while Mangang was covering an event in Imphal. &nbsp; The suspension came after immense public backlash and condemnation from various quarters. Imphal East District Superintendent of Police, K. 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