AR-PROHIBITORY

Prohibitory orders in Arunachal district after arson, violence
    Itanagar, Oct 26 (PTI) Prohibitory orders have been
clamped on Arunachal Pradesh's Namsai district, after
miscreants torched 14 houses belonging to a tribal community
in a new settlement at Mabira area, officials said on
Saturday.
    The incident took place near Khai-Hay Nallah under
Tengapani Forest Reserve between October 12-15, prompting the
district administration to enforce prohibitory orders under
CrPC Section 144, they said.
    The situation took a turn for the worse on Friday, as
protesters clashed with paramilitary forces at Jengthu Bridge
during a rally organised by the Adi Students Union (AdiSU), a
police officer said.
    Several police personnel, including SP Ankit Kumar
Singh and DSPs Sepraj Perme and Thutan Jamba suffered minor
injuries in the violence, he said.
    AdiSU, in a representation to the Namsai Deputy
Commissioner, has also accused a few members of the All Tai
Khampti Singpho Students Union (ATKSSU) for the arson and
demanded their immediate arrest.
    ATKSSU has denied involvement in the incident.
    Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein
and Home Minister Bamang Felix had on Friday night called an
emergency meeting with officials, and decided to send a peace
delegation to meet the affected families in Namsai and urge
people in the area to maintain peace.
    The delegation would include Health Minister Alo
Libang, and MLAs Ninong Ering and Jignu Namchoom, an official
release said.
    Felix has also called on members of the Arunachal
Indigenous Tribes Forum to intervene in the matter and
maintain communal harmony.
    Meanwhile, the district divisional forest office in
Namsai has said it did not issue any 'No Objection
Certificate' (NOC) or forest clearance for the new settlement
at Mabira. PTI UPL
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