Approximately 27 million people were left without connectivity
How would you go without internet for three days?
Well that’s exactly what’s happening in India.
Indian authorities have blocked internet access for about 27 million people in the state of Punjab for a third straight day .
It’s one of the country’s most extensive blackouts in recent years – as police search for a Sikh separatist who is on the run.
The government initially announced a 24-hour internet ban as authorities launched an operation to arrest the popular leader within the movement.
The internet shutdown affects everyone in the northern Indian state and was extended by the government for a third time.
It’s all under a law that allows the connection to be cut to “prevent violence and any disturbance of peace and public order.”
