Arunachal ILP Bandh Turns Violent as Police Use Tear Gas, Detained Leaders Freed

Overview

• Police fired tear gas Friday after protesters threw stones and blocked National Highway-415 in the Itanagar Capital Region.
• The 36-hour shutdown, which began Thursday at 5 am, left roads quiet and many shops and offices shut across the twin capital area.
• The Capital Complex district magistrate revoked preventive detention orders Friday evening under the state’s unlawful activities law and released Scheduled Tribe Bachao Andolon Committee leaders named in the order.
• The state cabinet on Thursday approved a fully digital Inner Line Permit with QR code checks, Aadhaar-based authentication, police vetting for work permits and tougher penalties for fake or expired papers.
• The Inner Line Permit controls entry to protect tribal communities, and Chief Minister Pema Khandu said the e-ILP will help count permits, track movement and flag overstays along the long border with Assam.