Mon Tragedy: Nagaland Govt shuts the internet down
Guwahati: Following the recent Mon incident, the Nagaland government prohibited the internet services in the entire area of the Mon District with immediate effects.
As per an official notification issued by the Home Commissioner of Nagaland, in order to prevent the misuse of Short Message Service ( SMS), Whatsaap, Facebook, and other social media platforms, the government prohibited the mobile internet data service, bulk SMS of all the service providers in the entire area of the Mon district with immediate effect till further orders.
The notification reads, “ Whereas there is the apprehension of Grave law and order problems in Mon district Nagaland owing to the prevailing situation created by firing incident leading to the death of several persons in Tiru’s Oting village area under 30 it and Nagina Mora subdivision.”
It added, “Whereas Short Message Service, WhatsApp, Facebook, and other social media platforms could be used for spreading of rumors, fake news and for circulating inflammatory texts, pictures, videos, etc. which may inflame passions and those exacerbate the law and order situation.”
The notification further added, “ Now therefore in order to prevent the misuse of the above-mentioned media from whipping up tension in the district and further in order to prevent the breach of the public peace and tranquility and for maintaining law and order Abhijit Sinha home commissioner Nagaland hereby promulgate this notification under Section 5 of the Indian Telegraph act 1885 to prohibit the mobile internet, data service, bulk SMS of all the service providers in the entire area of the Mon district with immediate effect till further orders.
It was further mentioned in the notification that any violation of this promulgation would be punishable under section 188 CrPC and also under the relevant sections of the Indian Telegraph act 1885.