Guwahati: Anti-dam activist Tajong Talom, who opposes the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in Arunachal Pradesh, was taken into police custody again shortly after being released from Pasighat Sub-Jail on Wednesday, November 11.
Talom, a youth from Pasighat, had been detained on October 24. He was released from jail at around 4.30 pm after the District and Sessions Court in Pasighat granted him bail.
However, police took him into custody again soon after his release.
The reason behind his fresh detention was not immediately clear. The police had not issued any official statement explaining the grounds for taking him back into custody.
His re-detention has raised questions over the circumstances surrounding the case, particularly as it occurred 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.