TNPSC Thervupettagam

AFSPA in Assam

October 6 , 2023 548 days 722 0
  • The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or the AFSPA has been extended in four districts of the Assam for six more months.
  • Only four districts in Assam -Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sivasagar and Charaideo will have AFSPA.
  • The AFSPA has been withdrawn from Jorhat, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao with effect from October 1.
  • The AFSPA empowers security forces to conduct operations and arrest anyone without any prior warrant.
  • It is also giving immunity from arrest and prosecution to the forces if they shoot someone dead.

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