Gauhati High Court Quashes NSA Detention of Activist Pranab Doley

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The Gauhati High Court has quashed the detention of activist Pranab Doley under the National Security Act in Assam. Doley was arrested on July 12 after protesting a hotel project near Kaziranga National Park. Despite being granted bail by a sessions court, the state government detained him under the NSA, alleging suspicious foreign transactions. The Congress party had previously criticized the government's use of the Act, calling it a pattern of silencing dissent.