February 18 Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh government announced for temporarily suspending of the mobile internet services. Covering the area in the Itanagar Capital Region in the aftermath because of the violence searched during a protest against the leak in the question paper of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission examination.
In an order by the State Home Department, the government said that the internet services of BSNL and all other private internet service providers would remain suspended till 17.00 hrs. of February 19, 2023 (Sunday) to prevent further occurrence of serious law & order problems and in the interest of public emergency/safety.