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Rajasthan

Ganganagar, Hanumangarh

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State Rajasthan
District(s) Ganganagar, Hanumangarh
Network Affected Mobile
Nature Reactive
Duration (hours) 48
Published Date 24 Aug 2017
Shutdown Window - - Present
Status Active
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Description

Following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case, mobile Internet services were suspended in the districts of Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh on 25th August, 2017 for 48 hours in response to the violent backlash from the Dera followers.