Photo: PTIChandigarh: Mobile Internet services will remain suspended in Haryana and Punjab till Tuesday to prevent spread of rumours in view of the tense situation after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. A notification to block mobile Internet services and data services had been issued earlier. Mobile Internet services, which were suspended for 72 hours in Haryana, ahead of the court verdict on Friday, will continue to remain suspended till Tuesday, officials said on Sunday. Likewise, mobile Internet services, which were suspended in Punjab as well three days back, will remain suspended in the state till Tuesday, chief minister Amarinder Singh had said on Saturday. Thirty-six people died in violence in Panchkula and Sirsa after the Dera Sacha Sauda chief was convicted by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday.

Source: Mint August 27, 2017 12:11 UTC