Overview
- Reporter Dip Saikia was hit in the right leg and under the armpit around 4 p.m. while covering the Zinnia/Cherry Blossom festival in Laii village, Senapati district.
- He received first aid at Senapati District Hospital and was shifted to Nagaland for further treatment, where doctors said he is out of danger.
- Villagers apprehended the assailant, described as a youth, and an FIR was filed at the nearest police station.
- Manipur Police registered a case and said a suspected pressurised air rifle used in the attack was recovered from the site.
- Saikia’s employer condemned the shooting as an assault on press freedom and urged authorities in Nagaland and Manipur to conduct a thorough probe.