Kolkata: Defending the imposition of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the North East, the Army today said there was no recent cases of misuse of the law in the region.

"In Eastern Command, during the time I have spent here, there has not been a single incident which has been reported where AFSPA has not been used for the right reason," Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi said. He said if there was any breach of AFSPA it was dealt with firmly by the Army.