Jaipur Suspends Internet for 24 Hours, Deploys 3,000 Police for 1.5-km Road-Widening Drive
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Updated · The Hindu · Jun 8
Jaipur Suspends Internet for 24 Hours, Deploys 3,000 Police for 1.5-km Road-Widening Drive
3 articles · Updated · The Hindu · Jun 8
Summary
A 24-hour mobile internet shutdown took effect in Jaipur on June 8 as authorities launched an anti-encroachment operation tied to a long-delayed road-widening project in Jagatpura’s Nandpuri underpass area.
The Jaipur Development Authority is expanding the 1.5-km stretch from 25-30 feet to 80 feet, using bulldozers and excavators to clear unauthorized structures blocking the corridor.
Five religious structures — a mosque, two temples, a satsang hall and a mazaar — are among the demolitions after owners were earlier asked to remove them voluntarily.
More than 3,000 police personnel, including 12 Rajasthan Armed Constabulary companies, were deployed citywide as the area was sealed off and traffic barricaded.
Section 163 prohibitory orders will stay in force until June 22 midnight, banning rallies and public meetings without permission as police monitor for rumor-mongering and communal tension.