Lucknow: Internet and text messaging services have been suspended till 12pm on Saturday in 14 districts in Uttar Pradesh after violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act yesterday.
The districts are Lucknow, Saharanpur, Meerut, Shamli, Muzzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Mau, Sambhal, Azamgarh, Agra, Kanpur , Unnao and Moradabad, according to reports.
As many as 3,505 people have also been kept under preventive custody, according to authorities.
The UP government has asked all telecom operators and internet service providers for the temporary suspension of SMS and mobile internet services till 12pm on Saturday.
The step was taken to prevent the “possible misuse” of SMS, WhatsApp, YouTube and Facebook to “disturb peace and tranquillity of the city, a notification issued by the state’s home department said.
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