On March 24, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in Eight Districts and 21 Police Station areas falling under five other Districts of Nagaland after declaring them as "disturbed areas" for a period of six months with effect from April 1 to September 30, 2023, reports ANI. AFSPA has been extended to Dimapur, Niuland, Chumoukedima, Mon, Kiphire, Noklak, Phek, and Peren Districts of Nagaland for the next six months. Whereas in Arunachal Pradesh, Tirap, Changlang and Longding Districts and the areas falling within the jurisdiction of Namsai, Mahadevpur and Chowkham Police Stations in Namsai District of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering the state of Assam, are declared as ‘disturbed area’ under Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 for a period of six months, with effect from 1 April, 2023, unless withdrawn earlier.