Reimposition of AFSPA in Manipur Police Stations
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What Happened
Why It Matters
Background
History & Context
What Changed
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Area Classification: BEFORE - Six police station areas, including Jiribam and Moirang, were excluded from AFSPA since April 2022 due to a stabilized security environment. NOW - They are re-notified as 'disturbed areas' by the central government until at least March 31, 2025.
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Operational Powers: BEFORE - Civil police and standard legal procedures managed law and order in these six areas. NOW - Armed forces possess sweeping powers to search premises, arrest without warrants, and use lethal force based on suspicion.
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Jurisdictional Decision: BEFORE - The Manipur state government had excluded 19 valley police stations (including these six) in its October 1, 2024 AFSPA extension. NOW - The Union Home Ministry directly intervened to reimpose the Act in these six stations following renewed militant violence.
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Practice Questions
Q1
Correct Statement(s)Which of the following statements regarding the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is/are correct? 1. Under Section 3 of AFSPA, only the State Government has the power to declare an area as 'disturbed'. 2. The Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy Committee (2004) recommended the complete repeal of AFSPA.