SRINAGAR – Indian government authorities files cases against social mediausers for defying government orders.
Police in occupied Kashmir have registered cases against the social mediausers for violating the directives amid complete ban on broadband andmobile internet in the valley, *Kashmir Media Service *reported Tuesday.
“Taking serious note of misuse of social media, the Cyber Police StationKashmir Zone registered FIR against various social media users who defiedthe government orders and misused the social media platforms,” a policestatement issued in Srinagar said.
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had imposed a communicationblackout in the territory to suppress the dissent against the revocation ofautonomy.
The authorities had announced the restoration of 2G internet a few daysago, however, but reversed its decision on January 14, officially banningall social media sites.
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The decision to partially restore internet connectivity in the regionfollowed by a decisionlinkbythe Indian Supreme Court on January 10 where it had ordered the restorationof the internet for all essential services in Jammu and Kashmir.
An indefinite suspension of internet services was a violation of thecountry’s telecom rules, the Supreme Court had said in its orders,directing authorities in occupied Kashmir to review all curbs.
Last year in December, India had announced it would allow some incomingtext messages into occupied Kashmir.