Overview
- - Markets, banks, schools, government offices and transport largely stayed shut across Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderwa during the dawn-to-dusk shutdown.
- - The district magistrate declared the bandh unlawful under BNSS Section 163, citing Supreme Court precedent, the state Unlawful Activities Act and the local elections’ Model Code of Conduct.
- - Police and paramilitary forces were deployed at key points across the Capital Complex, with no violence reported at the time of reporting.
- - At least six people were detained for allegedly enforcing the shutdown, and the IGP warned of legal action over circulating objectionable voice messages.
- - Police cited intensified Inner Line Permit enforcement with 8,936 people detected without valid permits and 7,351 cases recorded, and said a new ILP 3.0 system would tighten monitoring.