Evening briefing: AFSPA extended to 6 more Manipur police stations; 'Crorepatis' in phase 2 of Jharkhand polls, and more

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Published on: Nov 14, 2024, 19:17:09 IST

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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday declared areas under the jurisdiction of six police stations in Manipur as “disturbed areas”, bringing these areas also under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA, 1958. Areas under the jurisdiction of 19 police stations were previously excluded from AFSPA. Dig deeper

AFSPA is an act of the Parliament of India that grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces to maintain public order in disturbed areas (Representative Phiti)

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