NHPC office, police station set ablaze, Arunachal BJP chief's house vandalised amid stir over power project
Protests against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh turned violent, resulting in the burning of an NHPC office and a police station. Demonstrators are demanding the release of detained protesters and the withdrawal of security forces from the region.
Why it matters
The unrest highlights the ongoing tension between large-scale infrastructure development and local environmental and community concerns in Northeast India.
NHPC office, police station set ablaze, Arunachal BJP chief's house vandalised amid stir over power project left Bamboo barricades put up during a 12-hour shutdown called by various organisations under the aegis of ABKU (Adi Bane Kebang United) across Siang, Upper Siang and East Siang districts over the demand for the release of 10 protesters detained for opposing the construction of a large dam on the Siang River, on October 23, 2026 ANI VIdeo Grab ANI VIdeo Grab https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/jx5hcg/article71619549.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/20261023247L.jpg ANI Arunachal Pradesh, Oct 23 (ANI): Bamboo barricades put up during a 12-hour shutdown called by various organisations under the aegis of ABKU (Adi Bane Kebang United) across Siang, Upper Siang and East Siang districts over the demand for the release of 10 protesters detained for opposing the construction of a large dam on the Siang River, on Friday.
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