AFSPA zone reduced in 2 northeast states

AFSPA zone reduced in 2 northeast states
Naresh Mitra|
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GUWAHATI: The Union home ministry has brought down the range of 'disturbed area' under the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) 1958 in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh following improvement in the law and order situation.
A notification issued by the ministry on Sunday said areas under the 'disturbed area' tag in Meghalaya along the border with Assam has been reduced to 10 km from the previous 20 km under Section 3 of AFSPA up to March 31, 2018. The notification came into effect from Sunday.



On August 4 this year, the ministry declared the areas falling within the 20 km wide belt in Meghalaya on the Assam border as 'disturbed area'. In Arunachal, the notification said areas under the jurisdiction of 11 police stations in eight districts bordering Assam have been declared to be "disturbed area" up to March 31, 2018.

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