High-speed internet ban in J&K extended till Jan 22
India
Published: Saturday, January 9, 2021, 15:23 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 09: The ban on high-speed 3G and 4G internet services has been extended in Jammu and Kashmir till January 22, barring Ganderbal and Udhampur districts.
High-speed mobile data services are "misused for infiltration and for coordinating terror activities", Home Department said in its order. "It is absolutely necessary to do so, in the interest of the sovereignty...integrity of India," it added.
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"The apprehensions of the law enforcement agencies regarding misuse of high-speed mobile data services for infiltration and for coordinating terror activities gets credence from the investigation of ongoing cases and the recent incident of interception of terrorists and recoveries of arms/ammunition, with increased activity on the International Border or Line Of Control (LoC)," the Home Department said in an order.