Mobile internet services ‘temporarily disconnected’ in five districts of Jammu

Jammu: Low speed (2G) mobile internet was “temporarily disconnected” in five districts of Jammu on Sunday, officials said a day after the services were restored, even as authorities cautioned people against rumours and maintained the situation was peaceful in the region.

Inspector General of Police, Jammu, Mukesh Singh said the 2G network has “temporarily been disconnected due to some technical reasons which is being rectified and efforts are on to ensure restoration as soon as possible”. Earlier, a police officer had said the services were snapped to check rumour-mongering and maintain peace and tranquillity. Long queues were seen outside petrol pumps and shops during the day as rumours fuelled panic buying by residents.