Overview

• A dawn-to-dusk bandh in Duliajan disrupted private businesses and schools while government offices remained open, with no major incidents reported.
• The bandh was organized by local student and regional groups, including Bir Lachit Sena, demanding accountability for Sankar Jyoti Baruah's arrest and alleged mistreatment.
• Police detained multiple activists and Bir Lachit Sena leaders, including Shrinkhal Chaliha and Har Kumar Gogoi, citing preventive law-and-order concerns.
• The detentions triggered fresh protests in Sivasagar, with activists calling for the unconditional release of the detained leaders.
• Sankar Jyoti Baruah, a former AASU leader, was arrested earlier in the week over an alleged physical assault, further fueling tensions in the region.