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Security crackdown after Gen Z-led violence in Pasighat

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Protesters torched NHPC office and a police station in Pasighat and East Siang on Oct 23, 2026.
A self-identified “Gen Z” group led the violence, prompting a security crackdown.
Police said the mob looted homes of two MLAs and the state BJP president.
More than 40 police officers were injured during the stone-pelting.
Around 250 CRPF troops were deployed and gathering bans imposed in Pasighat, Mebo, Ruksin from 5 p.m. Oct 24.

History

Historical Context

Operation Green Hunt, the 2009 government-led offensive against Naxalite insurgents, shifted roughly 80,000 central paramilitary troops—including the CRPF’s Commando Battalion for Resolute Action—into the Red Corridor, later expanding to about 84,000 personnel by 2013. The same large-scale mobilization model underpins today’s Pasighat unrest response, where 250 CRPF troops were deployed to protect NHPC offices and BJP leaders.

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Story summary

Protesters torched NHPC office and a police station in Pasighat and East Siang on Oct 23, 2026.
A self-identified “Gen Z” group led the violence, prompting a security crackdown.
Police said the mob looted homes of two MLAs and the state BJP president.
More than 40 police officers were injured during the stone-pelting.
Around 250 CRPF troops were deployed and gathering bans imposed in Pasighat, Mebo, Ruksin from 5 p.m. Oct 24.

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