The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) has been extended for six more months from 1 October 2026 in specified areas of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. In Manipur it covers the whole State except 13 police station areas in five Valley districts; in Nagaland, 9 districts and 21 police station areas in 5 other districts; in Arunachal Pradesh, Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts plus parts of Namsai. Under Section 3, both Central and State governments can declare a 'disturbed area', where armed forces may arrest and search without warrant and use force in specified circumstances. AFSPA was earlier withdrawn from Tripura (2015) and Meghalaya (2018).