The government said preventive detention was necessary as Doley’s activities were allegedly prejudicial to public order and state security
Guwahati: Indigenous rights activist Pranab Doley was detained under the National Security Act (NSA), a day after securing bail in a case related to protests against a proposed five-star hotel near Kaziranga National Park.
Doley, convenor of the Greater Kaziranga Land and Human Rights Protection Committee (GKLHRPC), was arrested in Guwahati on July 13 in connection with a June 28 protest and lodged in Golaghat District Jail. Three others were also arrested over the demonstrations.
After a court granted him bail on Wednesday, the Assam government invoked Section 3(2) of the NSA, directing that he remain detained in Golaghat District Jail.
The detention order stated that Doley’s activities were “prejudicial to the maintenance of public order as well as security of the state” and that there was a “real and imminent possibility” of him continuing such activities if released.
Doley has led protests against the proposed luxury hotel, arguing that it poses a threat to the fragile ecology surrounding the UNESCO World Heritage Site. He also contested the 2026 Assam Assembly election from Bokakhat against Assam Cabinet minister Atul Bora.
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