Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, May 12 (UNI) Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a cop, who deserted police last year, were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Shopian district in south Kashmir, official sources said. Mobile internet service has been suspended in Shopian as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of rumours.
- Total Duration 0 hours
India
- Population
- 1,438,069,596
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
Srinagar, May 12 (UNI) Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a cop, who deserted police last year, were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Shopian district in south Kashmir, official sources said. Mobile internet service has been suspended in Shopian as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of rumours.
Related documentation
Two LeT terrorists killed in Shopian encounter in J-K Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/CoecZL45Di pic.twitter.com/XY6a5XZqit — ANI Digital (@ani_digital) May 12, 2019
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Shopian encounter: In today's encounter at Hend Sitapur area of Shopian, the two killed terrorists have been identified as Javid Ahmad Bhat and Adil Bashir Wani. They were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/B3ViVwdjCW — ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
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.