IMPHAL: CPI leader Annie Raja and two others have been charged with sedition. The Imphal police registered a case against Annie Raja and others for terming the Manipur riots as 'state-sponsored'. Annie Raja and her team had visited Manipur earlier.

The case has been registered against Annie Raja, Nisha Sidduhu, and Deeksha Dwivedi. The three had prepared a report in connection with the Manipur riots. All three of them are members of the National Federation of Indian Women. The action was taken on the complaint lodged by a person named Liben Singh.

Deeksha Dwivedi had approached the Supreme Court against the case. Following this, the court prevented her arrest till the 14th of this month. Annie Raja said that she only said what she directly saw in Manipur and that she will not back down from her statements. She also said that she will face the case politically and legally.