Kohima, March 26, 2023 (PPI-OT): The Indian government has extended for another six more months the application of the “disturbed area” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Saturday. Officials in Kohima, quoting the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), said that the decision had been taken after review of the law-and-order situation in both the bordering north-eastern states.

In a notification, the MHA under the AFSPA had declared nine districts and 16 police stations in four other districts of Nagaland as ‘disturbed areas’ for a period of six months. In another notification, the Indian Home Ministry declared Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and the areas falling within the jurisdiction of Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering the state of Assam as ‘disturbed areas’.

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