A Boy Remembered a Number He Learned in Class — And It Led to an Arrest Within the Hour

Something remarkable happened in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district earlier this month, and it started not with a police patrol or a tip-off, but with a schoolboy who remembered a phone number. A minor girl had allegedly been lured by her 54-year-old neighbour — someone she likely knew and trusted — under the pretence of … Read more

A 70-Year-Old Woman Was Just Walking Home From Her Fields. What Happened Next Is Unthinkable.

She had done it a thousand times before — walking back from her agricultural field in a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley district, the kind of quiet, routine journey that marks the end of a long day’s work. But on September 9, that familiar walk home turned into a nightmare that no … Read more

Man Nabbed in Itanagar for Molesting Minor Girl, Booked Under POCSO

A child’s safety was violated. And this time, at least, the law caught up fast. A man has been arrested in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar in connection with the alleged sexual molestation of a minor girl, police confirmed on Monday. The arrest, which took place roughly a week ago, has sent a clear signal that … Read more

Bail Meant Nothing: Assam Slaps NSA on Kaziranga Land Rights Activist the Very Next Day

The ink on his bail order was barely dry. Within 24 hours of walking free, indigenous land-rights activist Pranab Doley found himself locked up again — this time under a law so sweeping, the courts can’t touch him for up to a year. The Arrest That Defied a Bail Order On July 30, the Assam … Read more