Kishorechandra Wangkhem was arrested for criticising the BJP-led government in Manipur. (File Photo: facebook.com/thoi.meeteiw)

Kishorechandra Wangkhem, an Imphal-based journalist, was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) for criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state and calling CM N Biren Singh a "puppet of PM Modi and Hindutva".

The journalist was arrested after his video criticising the government and abusing Biren Singh went viral and kept in police custody for five days.

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He was later produced before the local magistrate's court in West Imphal and was granted bail. However, he was arrested again within 24 hours of his release.

Wangkhem had posted a video on his Facebook account in which he had severely criticised the BJP-led government in Manipur for observing Rani of Jhansi’s birth anniversary. In the video, the journalist questioned the contribution of Rani of Jhansi in the history of Manipur.

Criticising Manipur CM, the Manipur journalist said that he had organised the event because the Centre asked him to do so.

On Friday, hundreds of people assembled in Imphal's Keishamthong area in support of Kishorechandra Wangkhem and termed the arrest as an abuse of basic human civil rights.

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