Regional shutdown
Bomraspet, Dudyala, and Kodangal
There are reports that Internet services were suspended without warning in Dudyala, Kodangal, and Bomraspet mandals in the Vikarabad district of Telangana on 11 November as part of a late-night police operation.
- Total Duration 2 days
India
- Population
- 1,438,069,596
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
Vikarabad SP K. Narayana Reddy announced that Internet services will likely be restored on Wednesday, 13 November. There has been an ongoing Internet shutdown happening in Jainoor village in Telangana since 5 September.
Related documentation
No official cause document for the shutdown has been published.
Other supporting information
It’s difficult to measure the effect of local/regional Internet shutdowns, as most measurements are done at a country level. Learn more
Social media
Tension in Kodangal’s Lagicherla as police arrested 55, including 28 farmers, over an attack on Vikarabad Collector. Police cut off power, conducted searches, suspended internet, and blocked journalists from covering the incident.#VikarabadCollector#Telangana #RevanthReddy pic.twitter.com/u80Rbo35N9— Journalist Salman Khan (@MOHDSAL77285017) November 12, 2024
Internet Shutdowns are becoming a standard practice by Telangana Police. The shutdown of internet in vikarabad because of farmers protest against land acquisition is violative of supreme court judgement in Anuradha Basin Vs Union of India. #KeepItOn— Srinivas Kodali (@digitaldutta) November 12, 2024
8️⃣ Other Stats13.7% of households have laptops/computers 💻93% have mobile phones or landlines61.8% use online banking 💳72.8% rely on the internet for information- All these statistics were released by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO).… pic.twitter.com/IwJMBrfWC0— Discover Telangana (@Discovering_TG) November 5, 2024