This notification, S.O. 1494(E), issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, declares specific areas within Arunachal Pradesh as "disturbed areas" under Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958. Effective from April 1, 2019, until September 30, 2019, unless withdrawn earlier, the declaration applies to the Tirap, Changlang, and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh, as well as to the following police station jurisdictions bordering the state of Assam: Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Namsai district; Roing police station in Lower Dibang Valley district; and Sunpura police station in Lohit district. This declaration follows a review of the law and order situation in these areas, and supersedes the previous notification S.O. 5020(E) dated October 1, 2018, which had designated a larger area as disturbed. The notification is issued under F. No. 11011/104/2015-NE.V and is signed by Satyendra Garg, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958: A parliamentary Act of the Government of India that grant special powers to the Indian Armed Forces and the state and union territory police forces in 'disturbed areas'.
Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh: An administrative district in Arunachal Pradesh, India, declared as a disturbed area.
Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh: An administrative district in Arunachal Pradesh, India, declared as a disturbed area.
Longding district, Arunachal Pradesh: An administrative district in Arunachal Pradesh, India, declared as a disturbed area.
Arunachal Pradesh: A state in Northeast India, parts of which are declared as disturbed areas.
Assam: A state in Northeast India, bordering Arunachal Pradesh. Areas bordering Assam are mentioned in relation to disturbed areas.
Namsai police station, Namsai district, Arunachal Pradesh: A police station within Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh, declared as a disturbed area.
Mahadevpur police station, Namsai district, Arunachal Pradesh: A police station within Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh, declared as a disturbed area.
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1968 GI/2019 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st April, 2019
S.O. 1494(E).—Whereas the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed
Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (28 of 1958) had declared the Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh
and the area falling within the jurisdiction of eight police stations in the districts of Arunachal Pradesh bordering State of
Assam as ‘disturbed area’ vide Notification S.O. 5020(E) dated 1.10.2018.
And whereas a further review of the law and order situation in Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal
Pradesh and in the area falling within the jurisdiction of eight police stations in districts of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering the
State of Assam has been undertaken.
Now, therefore, Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and the areas falling within the
jurisdiction of the following four police stations in the districts of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering the State of Assam, are
declared as ‘disturbed area’ under Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 up to 30.09.2019 w.e.f.
01.04.2019, unless withdrawn earlier: -
(i) Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Namsai district;
(ii) Roing police station in Lower Dibang Valley district;
(iii) Sunpura police station in Lohit district.
[F. No. 11011/104/2015-NE-V]
SATYENDRA GARG, Jt. Secy.
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