Regional shutdown
Dhupguri, West Bengal
There are reports of Internet services being suspended as part of Section 144 orders by police in Dhupguri, West Bengal. The orders were given following the vandalism of temples in the region.
- Total Duration 93 days
India
- Population
- 1,450,935,791
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
There are reports of Internet services being suspended as part of Section 144 orders by police in Dhupguri, West Bengal. The orders were given following the vandalism of temples in the region.
Related documentation
The Section 144 order has not 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.
Social media
#Section144 imposed, internet suspended to keep law & order in control in #Dhupguri after idols in a temple were desecrated on Saturday. RAF deployed, #Jalpaiguri SP has given a written statement assuring the miscreants will be nabbed pic.twitter.com/K0VVCuHRfs— Sreyashi Dey (@SreyashiDey) May 19, 2024
Communal violence at Dhupguri, North Bengal, India. Idols of three temples were destroyed. Riot on the streets due to such act. Later, in the evening in order to not to spread the information (maybe due to to upcoming elections in Kolkata) internet has been shut down. pic.twitter.com/kdNxFsl6A3— 🔴⚪ (@Rajarshi__afc) May 18, 2024
Regarding the attack on temples in dhupguri,Jalpaiguri, internet services have been stopped as per government instructions in my area.Rip! Media. pic.twitter.com/hd2ex4fPHz— sn (@NandiSaura63396) May 18, 2024