India, June 4 -- Geeta Gowala, an Adivasi farmer in Eastern Assam, woke up on a Saturday morning last week to a no-entry sign. The sign was installed in a three-acre (12 bigha) plot she owned at Inglay Pathar, two kilometres away from the core habitat of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR).

She immediately attempted to tear off the sign. Policewomen from Assam Police Battalion tried stopping her as the event was livestreamed over social media across the state. Gowala lashed out at the police personnel urging them to vacate her property. The videos have now gone viral. She now faces the charge of obstructing police officials at the Kohara Police Station in Golaghat district.

On June 1, 2026, the Gauhati High Court took note...