Internet services suspension extended in Bihar's Nalanda till April 4 after Ram Navami clashes
2 min read . Updated: 03 Apr 2023, 08:00 AM IST
PremiumSecurity has been beefed up following the re-eruption of clashes in the region that erupted on March 31 (Ram Navami) in Nalanda's Biharsharif and Sasaram in Rohtas district in Bihar.
Bihar government has extended the internet services suspension till April 4 in the Nalanda district following violence during Ram Navami festivities, the official said on Sunday, adding that the step has been taken to maintain law and order situation in the state.
Additional Chief Secretary of Home Department, Government of Bihar Chaitanya Prasad said that the step has been taken in the interest of maintenance of public order in the exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 read with the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017.
However, a total of 10 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have been sent to Bihar after violent clashes. Of these 10 companies, four are from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) one from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and the rest from Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the sources said as quoted by news agency ANI.
Security has been beefed up following the re-eruption of clashes in the region that erupted on March 31 in Nalanda's Biharsharif and Sasaram in Rohtas district in Bihar.
The state home department in a statement on Sunday said that the move has come after the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police Nalanda reported the ‘misinformation’.
"As per available inputs, and as reported by the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police Nalanda, it is reasonably apprehended that some anti-social element in Nalanda District may still use internet medium to transmit objectionable content to spread rumor and disaffection amongst the public at large to incite them to commit various offenses against communal harmony and cause damage to life and property and disturb peace and tranquillity," the official said.
“All Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that any messages to or from any person or class of persons relating to any subject or any pictorial content through the following social networking sites or application shall not be transmitted in Nalanda District from April 2 to April 4," the order read.
(With ANI inputs)