AFSPA extended
Source: The Sangai Express / PTI
New Delhi, May 06 2017:
The
Centre has declared entire Assam
and three districts of
Arunachal Pradesh as "disturbed"
areas under the Armed
Forces (Special Powers) Act
for three more months.
In a gazette notification, the
Home Ministry said the entire
Assam, besides bordering areas
of Meghalaya, have been
declared "disturbed" under
the AFSPA for three months
with effect from May 03 citing
various violent activities
by insurgent groups ULFA,
NDFB and others.
The Ministry said there were 75 incidents of violence in Assam in
2016 in which 33 people, including four security personnel, were
killed and 14 others were abducted.
Besides, there were nine violent
incidents in the State in which four people, including two security
personnel, were killed in 2017.The violence were perpetrated by
insurgent groups like ULFA, NDFB and others, the Ministry said.
The AFSPA has been continuing in Assam since November 1990.
The Home Ministry cited the continuing violence perpetrated by
NSCN (IM), NSCN (K), ULFA, NDFB and others as the reason
for enforcing the AFSPA for three months beyond May 4.
In another gazette notification, the Ministry declared three
districts of Arunachal Pradesh � Tirap, Changlang and
Longding � besides areas falling under 16 police stations
bordering Assam as "disturbed" area under the AFSPA for
three more months.
The Home Ministry cited the continuing
violence perpetrated by NSCN(IM), NSCN(K), ULFA,
NDFB and others as the reason for enforcing the AFSPA for
three months beyond May 4.The AFSPA has been under
force in the three Arunachal Pradesh districts since January
2016 .