Dujon's bail plea rejected
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, January 15 2016 : 30-year- old Maisnam Dujon has been remanded to judicial custody till January 29 in the alleged brutal assault case on three journalists and a caretaker of Manipur Press Club today.

After spending five days in the police custody, he was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West under FIR No 9 (1) 2016 of Imphal police station under Section 326 of IPC (causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons) this af- ternoon.

Maisnam Dujon (30) s/o Kulachandra of Keisham- thong Top Leirak was arrested in the night of January 11 for allegedly assaulting three jour- nalists and a caretaker of Ma- nipur Press Club at Keisham- thong the same night.

A large number of wom- enfolk from the localities of the four journalists, the care- taker and the accused gathered near Cheirap Court complex since morning after getting in- formation about Dujan's Court appearance.

A heated argument broke out between the womenfolk who came from the victims' and accused localities at the Court complex.

Dujon was brought to the Court by a team of Imphal police station under heavy security.

Police prevented the wom- enfolk from entering inside the Court complex by closing the main entrance gate.

During today's hearing, the defence counsel pleaded the Court to grant bail to the accused while the victims' counsel prayed for judicial custody remand.

After hearing both the sides, the Court sent Dujon to judicial custody till January 29. Womenfolk from the vic- tims' localities while speaking to reporters strongly condem- ned the 'senseless' attack on the journalists who have been rendering service to the soci- ety day and night.

Maintaining that it is unfortunate to blame the media persons that they were drunk, they questioned whether anybody has the license to attempt on the life of the persons who come to Keishamthong in inebriated condition.

It may be mentioned that the incident happened on January 11 at around 9.30 pm when the three journalists and the Manipur Press Club caretaker stopped at Keishamthong to have pan.

Dujon suddenly appeared at the scene and allegedly attacked them with a bamboo pole without any reason.

All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) publicity secretary and The Sangai Express Staff Reporter Athokpam Jiten, who was seriously injured in the incident, is still undergoing treatment at JNIMS hospital.

Other persons who received injury in the attack were AMWJU Standing Committee member and Poknapham Staff Reporter Rajkumar Bullu, AMWJU Standing Committee member and People's Chronicle Sub-Editor Sukham Nanda and Manipur Press Club caretaker Lamabam Jasobanta.

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