IMPHAL, Sept. 22 -- Reacting sharply against the coercive action of two security personnel towards Manipur University hostellers last night, Manipur University Students' Union (MUSU) has demanded befitting legal action against the duo within the next 48 hours.

MUSU president, Keisham Lebanan, while speaking to the media today at the MUSU office, said one of the two security personnel, identified as an SI in Manipur Police, W. Robertson, reportedly threatened to shoot hostellers with a service 9mm pistol at around 10:15 pm when a scuffle broke out between them.

He told that the scuffle broke out as the SI, who came in civvies intimidated a hosteller when a verbal exchange arose between them following a minor vehicular mishap at the main ...