Assam Rifles empowered to arrest without warrant in North Eastern states

Guwahati, February 22, 2019:

The Central Government has empowered the Assam Rifles to arrest anyone and search a place without a warrant in North Eastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram.

According to official sources, the power under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) will be accessible from high-rank Assam Rifles personnel to lower rank personnel.

The Central Governments notification states that the power will be exercised by the Assam Rifles personnel under sub-section(1) of section 41, sections 47, 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 149, 150, 151 and 152 of the CrPC within the local limits of the area comprised within the border districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram.

It may be mentioned that earlier, the security force could not take any actions until and unless the District Magistrate pass any orders to them, making it difficult during a hostile situation.