Internet Ban In Punjab Lifted Except In These Districts As Search For Amritpal Singh Enters Day 4 | India News

New Delhi: The manhunt for ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief and Khalistan sympathizer Amritpal Singh entered day 4 on Tuesday (March 21, 2023) with the Punjab authorities lifting the web ban besides in just a few delicate pockets. All cellular web providers, all SMS providers (besides banking and cellular recharge), and all dongle providers supplied on cellular networks, besides the voice name, will stay suspended in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur, Sub-Division Ainala in Amritsar, areas adjoining YPS chowk and Airport Road each in SAS Nagar until March 23. Mobile web providers in Punjab had been suspended on Saturday until Sunday midday, which was then prolonged on Monday until 12 pm on Tuesday.

“Director General of Police, Punjab has brought to my notice that certain sections of society are holding protests at several places in the State and are likely to threaten public order by incitement to violence as also resorting to widespread violence with an aim to stoke and cause communal tension, obstruction or injury to persons, danger to human life and property, disturbance of public peace and tranquillity thereby threatening public safety and public order in the State of Punjab,” the order by Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab, Home Department, learn.

The official stated that the Punjab DGP has delivered to his discover that these “sections of society” broadly use social media platforms similar to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, and so forth, and in addition Short Message Service (SMS) for spreading “inflammatory material” and “false rumours”, to impress mobilization of mobs of agitators and demonstrators, mobilize their very own manpower and sources for his or her “anti-national activities”.

“There is a clear continuation of the potential of threat to public safety, disruption of public utilities, damage to public assets and amenities, and disturbance of public law and order in the State of Punjab on account of misuse of mobile internet services, SMS services, and other dongle services,” the Additional Chief Secretary added.

“Therefore, in exercise of powers conferred on me, it is directed that all mobile internet services, all SMS services (except banking & mobile recharge) & all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except the voice call, shall continue to remain suspended in the districts Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur, Sub-Division Ainala in Amritsar, areas adjoining YPS chowk and Airport Road both in SAS Nagar, till March 23 (12:00 hours),” the order stated.

The official stated that the step has been taken within the “interest of public safety, to prevent any incitement to violence, and to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order”.

All cellular web providers, all SMS providers (besides banking & cellular recharge) & all dongle providers supplied on cellular networks, besides the voice name, shall proceed to stay suspended within the districts Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur, Sub-Division Ainala in Amritsar,… https://t.co/0uGJSAZcZL pic.twitter.com/jHgyzcYLoy

— ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2023

A manhunt is at present on to nab radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh.

Internet In Punjab Was Suspended Amid Crackdown Against Amritpal Singh

The police on Saturday suspended the web in Punjab after it launched a significant crackdown in opposition to Amritpal Singh, who escaped its dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted within the Jalandhar district.

Since then, safety has been tightened at many locations in Punjab with intensive car checking.

Earlier final month, Amritpal Singh and his supporters — a few of them brandishing swords and weapons —  broke by way of barricades and barged into the Ajnala Police Station on the outskirts of the Amritsar metropolis, clashing with police for the discharge of one in every of Amritpal’s aides.

After the incident, by which six policemen together with a Superintendent of Police rank officer had suffered accidents, the Mann-led authorities within the state had confronted extreme flak and was accused of kowtowing to extremists.

Dubai-returned Amritpal Singh was final 12 months anointed the pinnacle of ‘Waris Punjab De’, which was based by actor and activist Deep Sidhu who died in a highway accident in February final 12 months.