Internet services in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district have been suspended for 48 hours starting 3 pm on Thursday, amid the Hindu festival of Dussehra, PTI reported.

Mobile internet, broadband and SMS services will remain blocked till 3 pm on Saturday, according to a Home Department notification.

In addition to the internet shutdown, security has also been tightened across four districts in Bareilly division – Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit and Budaun.

This comes days after clashes broke out in the district on September 26 , when a crowd carrying “I love Muhammad” posters clashed with police outside a mosque in the Kotwali area.

Home Secretary Gaurav Dayal was quoted as saying in the order that social media and messaging platforms could be misused to spread rumours and in

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