Authorities shut internet service in parts of Delhi; Airtel, Vodafone confirms

Amid heavy protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) in multiple states, including the national capital Delhi, mobile internet services have been shutdown in some parts of the city. Telecom operators like Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, Jio, MTNL/BSNL were instructed to have shut down voice, Internet, and SMS services in parts of Delhi. User reports initially claimed internet services were blocked in Seelampur, India Gate and ITO in Delhi. There are protests organised at the Red Fort in Delhi today as well.

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According to a copy of the order which was accessed by the Indian Express, internet services were shut down by the Deputy Commissioner of Police Special Cell in Delhi. The order notes that in view of the prevailing law and order situation, all communications from voice, SMS and internet need to be halted till 1 pm in Delhi.

The areas mentioned in the order are Walled city areas of North and Central Districts, Mandi House, Seelampur, Jaffarbad and Mustafad, Jamia Nagar and Shaheen Bagh and Bawana.

As per a tweet by CNBC-TV18, which quoted sources, the government has asked the telecos to shut down services in some pockets of Delhi till 1 PM. Users had already reached out to Airtel regarding the disruption of services on Twitter and the teleco appeared to be confirm the internet shutdown.

Airtel’s official customer care handle replied to users in tweets that they have been instructed by the government authorities to to suspend voice, SMS, and data in certain areas in Delhi.

However, the tweets appears to have been deleted in many cases. Vodafone also appears to have deleted tweets saying mobile internet, voice and SMS were being suspended on government directive.

Airtel, Vodafone-Idea and Jio are yet to issue official statements on the internet shutdown in Delhi.

Here are screenshots of some deleted tweets from Airtel and Vodafone regarding the suspension of internet.

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