Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Assam Activist Doley Detained Under NSA After Bail
Pranab Doley is a leader who fights for the rights of people living near a famous wildlife park in Assam.
He was arrested in July for protesting a new hotel that could hurt the park.
A court said he should be free and let him talk with others about the problem.
But the state government said he might cause trouble again, so they used a special law to keep him in jail.
Now he is stuck in jail even though the court said he could go home.
The court wants the people, the government, and the hotel builders to talk peacefully instead of using the police.
The government says the law is needed to keep everyone safe.
The court says the law should not silence people who care about the environment.
The story shows a clash between the government and activists over how to protect the park and the people who live there.
Pranab Doley was granted bail on July 29, 2023.
The Assam government invoked the National Security Act on July 30, 2023, preventing his release.
Doley was arrested on July 12 for protesting a luxury hotel project near Kaziranga National Park.
Police allege he entered the site with deadly weapons and threatened officers.
A court judge emphasized that ecological concerns should be addressed through dialogue, not criminal suppression.
- Who
- Pranab Doley, indigenous rights activist
- What
- Detained under the National Security Act after a court granted him bail
- When
- Bail granted July 29, 2023; NSA invoked July 30, 2023
- Where
- Golaghat district, Assam, near Kaziranga National Park
- Why
- Government claims his actions threaten public order and security; court stresses ecological concerns and dialogue
- Name
- Pranab Doley
- Age
- 40
- Occupation
- Indigenous rights activist
- Bail granted
- July 29, 2023
- NSA invoked
- July 30, 2023
- Arrest date
- July 12, 2023
- Project
- Luxury hotel at Ingle Pathar near Kaziranga National Park
- Allegations
- Trespassing with deadly weapons, assaulting police
Sources
Activist Pranab Doley held under NSA after securing bail in case over protesting hotel in Kaziranga
Assam: NSA invoked against activist who opposed Kaziranga luxury hotel day after he gets bail
Pranab Doley, activist jailed for protesting against hotel in Assam, now faces NSA