Arunachal anti-dam activist Tajong Talom detained again shortly after getting bail

An anti-dam activist opposing the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in Arunachal Pradesh, Tajong Talom, was detained by the police shortly after being released from Pasighat Sub-Jail on Wednesday, November 11 despite being granted bail by the District and Sessions Court, Pasighat.

Talom, a youth from Pasighat who was detained on October 24, was released from the jail at around 4.30 pm today, after the court granted him bail. However, he was taken into police custody again shortly after his release.

The reason for his fresh detention was not immediately known. No official explanation had been provided by the police regarding the grounds for taking him into custody again.

The development has raised questions over the circumstances surrounding his detention, particularly as it came shortly after a court granted him bail.

Talom is among those opposing the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, a major hydropower initiative in Arunachal Pradesh that has faced resistance from sections of local communities and anti-dam groups.