Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Delhi Police Denies Mobile Jammers at Satya Niketan Collapse Site
Delhi Police said no mobile phone jammers were being used at the rescue site.
Jammers can stop phones from connecting to networks.
Police said the mobile network was working normally.
They said rescue teams used phones to coordinate with one another.
The National Disaster Response Force and fire department were also involved.
Reporters and people at the site could broadcast live.
The statement answered claims that had spread on social media.
The building collapse killed seven people on Sunday.
Delhi Police rejected claims that mobile phone jammers were deployed at the Satya Niketan rescue site.
Police said mobile networks were fully operational and rescue agencies communicated through phones without disruption.
Delhi Police, the National Disaster Response Force and the fire department coordinated through mobile communication.
Media personnel and citizens reportedly broadcast live from the site without connectivity problems.
The clarification followed social media claims after a building collapse killed seven people on Sunday.
- Who
- Delhi Police, the National Disaster Response Force, the fire department, media personnel and citizens were involved or present at the site.
- What
- Delhi Police denied that mobile phone jammers had been deployed at the rescue site.
- When
- The clarification was issued on Tuesday; the building collapsed on Sunday.
- Where
- At the Satya Niketan building-collapse rescue site in Delhi.
- Why
- Police issued the clarification in response to social media claims that jammers had disrupted mobile connectivity.
Claims of Mobile Jammers
Delhi Police's Denial
Whether jammers were deployed
Claims of Mobile Jammers
Social media claims alleged that mobile phone jammers had been installed at the Satya Niketan rescue site.
Delhi Police's Denial
Delhi Police said the claims were completely false and that networks were fully operational.
Effect on communications
Claims of Mobile Jammers
The claims implied that mobile connectivity at the site had been disrupted.
Delhi Police's Denial
Police said rescue agencies coordinated through mobile phones and that media personnel and citizens broadcast live without disruption.
- Police position
- Claims about mobile jammers were described as completely false.
- Network status
- Police said mobile networks were fully operational.
- Rescue communication
- Rescue agencies communicated through mobile phones without disruption.
- Agencies named
- Delhi Police, the National Disaster Response Force and the fire department.
- On-site broadcasting
- Media personnel and citizens reportedly broadcast live without connectivity problems.
- Collapse casualties
- Seven people were killed in the building collapse.
- Building use
- The multi-storey building housed a boys' paying guest facility.