Telecom companies in Kashmir told to reduce 3G and 4G to 2G
The telecom companies operating in the Kashmir Valley have been instructed to bring down the speed of internet from 3G and 4G to 2G in the region with immediate effect. This comes after terrorists attacked a CRPF convoy, leading to the death of two jawans. The terrorists had later taken shelter in Srinagar's DPS school.
Telecom companies have been instructed to bring down 3G and 4G data services in the entire Kashmir Valley to 2G speed immediately, the news agency ANI reported.This comes after terrorists on Saturday opened fire at a CRPF convoy near the Army cantonment in Srinagar's Pantha Chowk, and fled towards Delhi Public School (DPS) Srinagar, which has been cordoned off.Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the attack, in which a CRPF sub-inspector was martyred, and another soldier and a civilian were injured. The sub-inspector has been identified as GD Sahab Shukla, a resident of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. A room-to-room search is under way in Delhi Public School to nab the terrorists.(With inputs from Shuja-ul-Haq and Ashraf Wani)ALSO READ | Srinagar: 1 CRPF soldier martyred in Lashkar terror attack, combing ops on