Imphal, May 20 -- A large group of journalists representing various electronic and print media houses marched through the streets of Imphal in Manipur on Tuesday, culminating their protest at the gates of the Raj Bhavan.

The demonstrators, carrying placards that read "Book the culprits," "Stop silencing the press," "We condemn harassment of the Media," and "Hands off media," rallied under the joint leadership of the All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) and the Editors' Guild Manipur (EGM).

The protest stemmed from an incident that occurred at the Gwaltabi checkpoint, approximately 25 kilometers from Imphal.

A media team, comprising around 20 journalists and officials from the Department of Information and Public Relations (DI...