Since which year has the AFSPA been started?

1958

The correct answer is Option 3 - 1958

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was started in 1958.

It was initially passed as an ordinance in May 1958 to deal with the Naga insurgency in Assam and Manipur. The ordinance was replaced by an act of Parliament in September 1958, which came into force on September 11, 1958.

AFSPA has been amended several times since then, and has been extended to other states in the Northeast, as well as Jammu and Kashmir.

AFSPA is a controversial act, as it grants special powers to the armed forces, including the power to arrest without a warrant, search premises without a warrant, and use deadly force if necessary. Human rights groups have accused the security forces of abusing their powers under AFSPA, and have called for the act to be repealed.