Guwahati: The Centre extended the Armed Force Speal Power Act (AFSPA) in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, including Tirap, Changlang, and Longding from April 1 to September 30 this year.
This was declared in a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday.
In addition, the Government of India has also extended AFSPA in the areas falling within the jurisdiction of Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Arunachal Pradesh.
“The Central Government in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 had declared the Tirap, Changlang, and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and the areas falling within the jurisdiction of Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Namsai district, bordering the State of Assam as ‘disturbed’ areas,” the notification read.
It may be mentioned that the AFSPA has also undertaken the review of the law-and-order situation in the mentioned areas of the state.
The notification further added that a further review of law-and-order situation in Tirap, Changlang, and Longding districts in the areas falling within the jurisdiction of Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations of Arunachal Pradesh has been undertaken.
Meanwhile, the selected areas have been declared as disturbed area under the section 3 of AFSPA, 1958 from April 1 to September 30, 2022 unless withdrawn earlier.