Mobile Internet services continued to be blocked in Jammu and Kashmir for a third day following the killing of militant Burhan Wani by security forces. Restrictions on mobile Internet were placed in districts of Pulwama and in the towns of Ananatnag, Shopian, Pulgam and Sopore, as indicated by this PTI report. However, MediaNama has learnt that services were disrupted even in some parts of Jammu. This is the fourth incident where Internet services were cut off in Jammu and Kashmir and the 14th such instance since September 2015. Mobile Internet services were cut off in Jammu and neighbouring districts following violent protests in the region over a temple descration in June. Internet services were suspended in five districts in Kashmir in April due to protests over the death of 4 people in clashes with the security forces. In September 2015, Jammu and Kashmir had suspended Internet services for two days following apprehensions of violence in the state in light of the beef ban in the state. Typically bans such as this are enforced under Section 144 of the CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code) which allows local law administration to ban unlawful assembly and justify short bans on Internet services. Section 144 of the CrPC can usually be invoked by a district magistrate or the collector. The Supreme Court of India upheld the districts and states’ right to ban mobile Internet services for maintaining law and order in February. The bench said: “it becomes very necessary sometimes for law and order.” UN resolution on Internet: The United Nations passed a resolution which condemned…
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