Mobile internet suspended for 24 hours within 4 km of Janpath–Kartavya Path ahead of CJP protest

This note is NP NOW. The stamp is verified. It was last checked at 9:10 pm IST on 9 October 2026 and posted at 9:13 pm IST.

Mobile internet is suspended for 24 hours within 4 kilometres of the Janpath–Kartavya Path crossing in New Delhi. The window is 10 pm on Friday, 9 October, to 10 pm on Saturday, 10 October. NDTV, The Times of India, Mint and ANI report that order. It covers all mobile internet technologies. The Times of India describes it as all mobile internet technology. NDTV and Mint's live updates say all technologies.

The reported order does not say what happens to broadband, to Wi-Fi, to phone calls or to SMS. This note does not claim that any of those is cut, and it does not claim that any of them is still working.

Delhi Police requested the suspension. The Union Home Secretary authorised it under Rule 3(1) of the Telecom (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024, read with section 20(2)(b) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023. NDTV, Mint and ANI report that text of the order. The order is addressed to Airtel, Vodafone Idea, also called Vi, Jio and MTNL. NDTV and Mint report those addressees. Mint's live updates describe the direction as a Special Cell order and say the companies were told to implement it immediately.

Four outlets carry the core of the order. NDTV, The Times of India, Mint and ANI each report the 4 kilometre radius and the 24-hour window. NDTV gives the clock as 22:00 on 9 October to 22:00 on 10 October, the same 10 pm to 10 pm. The last check for this note, at 9:10 pm IST, was before that start.

The chain those outlets report has two steps. Delhi Police made the request. The Union Home Secretary then authorised the suspension. The legal line they attribute to the order is Rule 3(1) of the 2024 temporary-suspension rules, read with section 20(2)(b) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023. This note does not add a meaning for that section beyond the words they attribute to the order.

The companies named on the order are Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Jio and MTNL. NDTV and Mint both report that list. Mint's live updates add that the direction is a Special Cell order and that the companies were told to put it into effect at once.

The suspension is ahead of a CJP protest at Jantar Mantar on 10 October. NDTV, Mint and ANI report that. This note is about the suspension order.

The list of neighbourhoods is a single source. NDTV says the affected areas include Connaught Place, Mandi House, Pragati Maidan, Bangla Sahib, Barakhamba Road, Khan Market, Lodhi Road and Jangpura, in parts or in all. No other outlet is cited here for that list. The 4 kilometre radius is the figure in NDTV, The Times of India, Mint and ANI. The named places are NDTV's.

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