India, Oct. 25 -- After violence erupted during protests over the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, the Centre on Saturday reportedly dispatched two Rapid Action Force (RAF) companies of the CRPF to Arunachal Pradesh's Pasighat.

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) directed on Saturday that the RAF companies comprising about 250 personnel will be airlifted from Navi Mumbai on board an IAF transport aircraft. The units will reach Pasighat and get deployed by Sunday, officials said, news agency PTI reported. RAF is a special blue-uniform donning anti-riot unit of the Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF)

The northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh has a permanent deployment of about nearly three CRPF battalions, while multiple units...