A senior Manipur Police officer posted in Churachandpur district of Manipur has been threatened on a social media platform, in view of which the authorities have started an investigation. Officials gave this information on Sunday.
An incident has come to light in which a senior officer of Churachandpur Police and his family were threatened online by some anti-social elements, the police said in a statement.
According to the statement, a case has been registered and investigation has been started to identify the culprits and take strict legal action. It said, any attempt to obstruct or intimidate police officers in the discharge of their legal duties will not be tolerated.
The police have also requested the people of the north-eastern state ‘not to share or disseminate such illegal online content’. Police said that “misusing the social media platform to spread terror or make threats will face strict legal action.”