Regional shutdown
Sopore village, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir state
An exchange of fire took place after the security forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) at a village in Sopore sub-division of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Authorities suspended the Internet service in Sopore and closed the educational institutions.
- Total Duration 20 hours
India
- Population
- 1,450,935,791
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
An exchange of fire took place after the security forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) at a village in Sopore sub-division of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Authorities suspended the Internet service in Sopore and closed the educational institutions.
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