Protests turned violent in Pasighat on October 23.
An NHPC office and a police station were set on fire.
Police fired tear gas.
The Chief Minister called for talks.
No arrests as of Saturday noon.
The Pasighat office of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, the Pasighat police station and several government offices were set on fire or damaged, according to the reports.
Seven to eight police vehicles were set on fire or damaged, and the Deputy Commissioner specified that seven were burnt, according to Outlook India.
The homes of the BJP state president and two MLAs were damaged, and some property was reportedly taken away, according to Outlook India.
Eight protesters with minor injuries received first aid at a local hospital, according to the same report. The number of injured police personnel was not given.
The Deputy Commissioner said a magistrate ordered tear gas after protesters refused to disperse and that there was no baton charge, according to Outlook India.
The situation stayed tense until about 4 am on Saturday and was under control by the time of the Deputy Commissioner’s statement, according to Outlook India.
No arrests had been made in connection with the Pasighat violence as of Saturday noon, according to Outlook India.
The Centre moved additional Rapid Action Force personnel to the state on Sunday, October 25, according to India Today NE. A headline lists the number as 250, which the article itself does not state.
Protesters demand the release of 10 arrested activists within 24 hours, the reinstatement of suspended gaon buras, the withdrawal of pre-feasibility survey activities and the removal of paramilitary and central forces, according to Outlook India.
Sections of the indigenous Adi community fear displacement, loss of ancestral land and ecological damage, and residents question the safety of a mega dam in a seismically sensitive region, according to India Today NE.
Siang river banks at Pasighat (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
