CAA protests: Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea suspend mobile services in many parts of Delhi

NEW DELHI: Bharti AirtelNSE 0.97 %, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio on Thursday suspended their mobile services, including voice and internet, in parts of Delhi for some time following a government directive in the wake of protests against a new citizenship law in the capital.

According to a Delhi Police directive to the three private telcos as well as state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) earlier Monday, voice, SMS and internet services were asked to be shut down in the walled city areas of North and Central districts, Mandi House, Seelampur, Jaffarbad, Mustafabad, Jamia Nagar, Shaeen Bagh and Bawana between 9 AM and 1PM.