Unidentified gunmen shot at two journalists, seriously injuring one, when they were returning from work in Kohima on November 24. Sources said Xavier Rutsa, senior correspondent with Nagaland Post, and Ato Liezietsu, president of Kohima Press Club, who were on a scooter, were accosted by a group of youths on last Thursday evening.
When they did not stop, the miscreants fired at them injuring Rutsa in the hips, and fled immediately. Rutsa, who also strings for the Times of India, was rushed to the hospital.
Journalists both in Kohima and Dimapur have condemned the incident and demanded the arrest of the miscreants. The Nagaland Press Corps have urged the government to bear the expenses for treatment of Rutsa.
The chief minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio, said the attack on Rutsa was ''unfortunate and unexpected',' and announced that he had ordered the police to arrest the miscreants. Rio assured mediapersons that all possible help would be provided by the government, and said he had issued a special directive to the director of information and public relations (DIPR) on payment of medical bills of Rutsa.
