Mobile Internet Blocked Near Delhi Detention Centres on Oct 10

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs suspended mobile internet services within a 500-metre radius of eight makeshift detention centres in Delhi on October 10.

The ten-hour suspension from noon to 10 p.m. was ordered under the Telecommunications Act, 2023, citing public safety and order.

Delhi Police converted multiple sports complexes and community centres into temporary facilities to hold around 2,500 detained protestors.