Internet shutdown

9 Oct 2026

In power

BJP — Centre

Acted

Centre

Under

Rule 3(1), Telecommunications (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024, read with Section 20(2)(b), Telecommunications Act, 2023

The Union Home Ministry authorised the suspension of all mobile internet services within a 4-km radius of the Janpath-Kartavya Path crossing in New Delhi from 10 pm on 9 October to 10 pm on 10 October. Reports differ on whether the order was issued by the Home Ministry or by Delhi Police with Home Ministry approval. MediaNama reported that the order was not published officially and did not state its grounds, and that a 12-hour shutdown within 1.5 km of Jantar Mantar had been imposed on 2 October. [4][5][6][1][2]

Court: On 11 October the Supreme Court directed that internet facilities remain undisturbed and recorded the Solicitor General's statement that the internet connection had been restored. [3]

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