| Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
Mobile |
Reactive |
08 Sep 2017 |
Active
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Mobile Internet services were imposed in several parts of Jaipur city in Rajasthan on 9th September, 2017 as a reactive measure after one person was killed and 11 others were injured in a clash between locals and police personnels in the city. |
| Haryana |
Sirsa |
Mobile |
Preventive |
07 Sep 2017 |
Active
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Reference
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Mobile Internet sevices were suspended in Sirsa district of Haryana on 8th September, 2017 till 10th September to prevent rumour mongering and disturbance of public order in view of the 'sanitisation' process being carried out at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters. |
| Bihar |
Madhepura, Supaul, Saharsa, Purnia, Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar |
Na |
Preventive |
04 Sep 2017 |
Active
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Internet services were suspended in seven districts of Bihar on 5th September, 2017 as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of rumours following communal tensions after dozens of slaughthered cattle carcasses were found floating in a canal in Bihar's Madhepura district. |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
Kupwara |
Mobile |
Preventive |
03 Sep 2017 |
Active
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Reference
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Mobile Internet services were suspended yet again in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on 4th September, 2017 as a precautionary measure after two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in a gunfight in Sopore district of Kashmir. |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
Shupiyan, Kulgam |
Mobile |
Reactive |
01 Sep 2017 |
Active
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Reference
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Mobile Internet services were suspended in Shopian and Kulgam districts in Jammu and Kashmir on 2nd September, 2017 as a reactive measure after clashes broke out following the killing of a LeT terrorist in an encounter with the security forces. |
| Rajasthan |
Sikar |
Mobile |
Preventive |
01 Sep 2017 |
Active
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Reference
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Mobile Internet services were suspended in Sikar district of Rajasthan, again after a 24 hour shutdown the previous day as a precautionary measure to prevent communal violence.
The services resumed after 48 hours. |
| Rajasthan |
Sikar |
Na |
Preventive |
31 Aug 2017 |
Active
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Reference
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Mobile Internet services were suspended by Authorities in Sikar, on Friday, 1st September 2017, as a precautionary measure to prevent rumour mongering as a result of some social media post that feared to result into disruption of law and order situation in the district. |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
Pulwama |
Mobile |
Preventive |
25 Aug 2017 |
Active
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Reference
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After a 'Fidayeen' attack by the militants on District Police Lines, mobile Internet services were suspended in Pulwama district of Kashmir on 26th August, 2017 as a precautionary measure to prevent law and order situation. |
| Rajasthan |
Ganganagar, Hanumangarh |
Mobile |
Reactive |
24 Aug 2017 |
Active
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Reference
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Following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case, mobile Internet services were suspended in the districts of Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh on 25th August, 2017 for 48 hours in response to the violent backlash from the Dera followers. |
| Punjab |
Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Patiala, Rupnagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Sangrur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Tarn Taran |
Mobile |
Preventive |
23 Aug 2017 |
Active
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Reference
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Ahead of the verdict in the rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, mobile Internet services were suspended in Punjab on 24th August, 2017 for 72 hours as a precautionary measure anticipating violent backlash from the Dera followers. The ban was further extended till 29th August, 2017. |