Jio, Airtel, Vodafone suspend mobile services in parts of Delhi, restored later

NEW DELHI : Amid protests across Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), mobile phone services from all operators including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and BSNL/MTNL were shut in certain parts of Delhi, in accordance with Delhi Police orders.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell, Delhi Police had issued an order stating that all communications from voice, SMS and internet should be shut down from 9 am to 1 pm today in parts of Delhi, including Mandi House, Seelampur, Jafrabad, Mustafabad, Jamia Nagar, Shaheen Bagh and Bawana.

“We’re complying with instructions received from govt. authorities on suspending Voice, SMS and data in certain areas in Delhi,” Airtel’s customer care had said on social media platform Twitter.