India, Oct. 24 -- Hundreds of protesters opposing the proposed 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) allegedly set several government offices and police vehicles on fire at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh's East Siang District on Friday evening, officials confirmed on Saturday.

According to officials, the Pasighat office of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), several government offices, one police station and seven to eight police vehicles were allegedly set on fire and damaged by hundreds of protesters claiming to represent Gen Z.

The houses of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party state president Kaling Moyong and MLAs Oni Panyang and Ninong Ering were damaged, and some property was taken away by the protesters, officia...