The incident occurred on Tuesday night at around 9:15pm, a couple of kilometers away from Meluri town, when a top bureaucrat of the Nagaland state government and media persons were on their way back to Kohima after attending a programme at some villages in Meluri.
As the convoy neared Meluri town from Akhewgo, a white Gypsy appeared from the opposite direction and blocked the road. Some five to six AR personnel alighted from the Gypsy, with their weapons pointed at the occupants of the two vehicles.
The AR personnel, without asking for identification from the occupants, ordered them to alight from the vehicles and to open their belongings. After conducting a search, the jawans found only cameras and some clothing. The two media persons, who were in the first vehicle, identified themselves by displaying their ID cards, but the AR personnel did not pay heed.
The AR jawans also gave scant regard to the designation plate and red beacon on the vehicle of the government official. A former president of Naga Students’ Federation was also travelling along with the media persons. A couple of the jawans appeared to be in an inebriated condition, with music blaring from their vehicle.
The bureaucrat expressed disgust over the behavior of the AR jawans and lamented the fate of civilians when even government officials and the media are subjected to such harassment.
Source: Morung Express
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