250 RAF personnel airlifted to Arunachal Pradesh following overnight violence

The Centre has rushed 250 Rapid Action Force personnel to Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, after protests against the proposed Siang dam turned violent. Protesters set fire to an NHPC office and vandalised property, prompting appeals for calm.

New Delhi: The Central Government has rushed two companies of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) to Arunachal Pradesh after protests against a major dam project turned violent, news agency PTI reported, citing officials.

Trouble started in Pasighat right after a 12-hour bandh called against the proposed 11,200-megawatt Siang Upper Multipurpose Project. What began as an agitation........

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