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  • Dec 24th, 2012
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Police shot dead a television journalist on Sunday when they opened fire during a protest against a sexual assault on a film actress in India's north-east, an official said. The 36-year-old, who was working for the Doordarshan network, was "killed in police firing" in Imphal, capital of Manipur state, police spokesman A. Singh told AFP.

The shooting comes amid a wave of protests in India over a student's gang-rape in New Delhi last weekend.

Manipur has been rocked by its own series of protests after the actress known as Momoko was dragged from stage in full public view last week by an armed militant belonging to a banned rebel outfit despite the presence of security personnel. He then tried to rape her but she managed to fight him off and flee.

Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2012


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