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Delhi suspended mobile internet near temporary detention centres during protest
Delhi suspended mobile internet near eight temporary detention centres on October 10.
The restrictions covered areas within 500 metres of each site and ran from noon until 10 p.m.
The centres were sports facilities and community centres used by police to hold protesters.
Police had taken thousands of people to the sites during a protest calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
One account said about 2,500 people were detained and released later that day.
The Home Ministry said the suspension was intended to protect public safety and maintain public order.
The restrictions applied beyond Jantar Mantar, where protesters had planned to gather.
The suspension was limited to that day; no further steps were specified.
India’s Union Home Ministry suspended mobile internet within 500 metres of eight temporary detention centres in Delhi on October 10.
The suspension ran from noon to 10 p.m. under an order dated October 9.
Authorities cited public safety, public order and preventing incitement to offences.
The centres were being used to hold protesters during a demonstration seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The Hindu reported around 2,500 protesters were detained and later released, while Hindustan Times described the number as thousands.
- Who
- The Union Home Ministry ordered the suspension, and Delhi Police implemented it. Protesters were held at the centres.
- What
- Mobile internet services were suspended within 500 metres of eight temporary detention centres.
- When
- October 10, 2026, from noon to 10 p.m.
- Where
- Eight locations across Delhi, including sports complexes and community centres.
- Why
- Authorities cited public safety and public order, and said the measure would prevent incitement to offences.
Delhi authorities
Protest organisers
Purpose
Delhi authorities
Authorities said the internet suspension was needed for public safety and public order and to prevent incitement to offences.
Protest organisers
Protesters were demonstrating and seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
in the interest of public safety and averting public emergency
It is necessary and expedient so to do in the interest of public order and for preventing incitement to the commission of any offence
The Union Home Ministry issued an order suspending mobile internet near eight locations in Delhi.
The suspension took effect at the eight locations.
Delhi Police detained protesters and took them to temporary detention centres.
The scheduled mobile internet suspension ended.
- Suspension radius
- 500 metres around each of eight locations
- Suspension period
- Noon to 10 p.m. on October 10, 2026
- Legal basis
- Telecommunications Act, 2023, and Telecommunications (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Detentions
- The Hindu reported around 2,500 protesters detained; Hindustan Times reported thousands
- Locations
- Reports differ on some site names, including Daulatpur/Pandawala Khurd and Nizampur/Kanjhawala
Sources
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