For fifth consecutive year, India imposed most internet shutdown across world in 2022
Washington: According to Access Now, India imposed the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world in 2022. India topped the list for the fifth successive year.
Based on the report published by the digital rights advocacy group, 187 internet shutdowns have been recorded globally, out of which 84 took place in India including 49 in Indian- administered Kashmir.
“Authorities disrupted internet access at least 49 times in Kashmir due to political instability and violence, including a string of 16 back-to-back orders for three-day-long curfew-style shutdowns in January and February 2022,” the report added.
Although India topped the list of internet shutdowns in 2022. There were fewer than 100 shutdowns last year for the first time since 2017, the watchdog said.
With the Russian military cutting internet access after Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Ukraine is on the second list facing shutdowns at least 22 times in the country.
Third list’s Iran with internet services being suspended for 16 times last year when Nationwide anti-government protests erupted after the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody.
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Badlapur accused Akshay Shinde shot dead: Lawyer of minor girls calls it 'killing of justice'
Mumbai (PTI): The gunning down of Badlapur case accused Akshay Shinde on Monday was the "killing of justice", said Asim Sarode, lawyer for the two minor girls he allegedly sexually assaulted.
Shinde was killed near Mumbra Bypass around 6:15pm when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he was being ferried in a police vehicle as part of a probe into a case registered on the complaint of his former wife.
After he shot and injured an API, another personnel from the escort team fired at him, and he was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital.
"While representing the two minor girls, I noticed it was becoming uncomfortable for the local politics of the Thane district and even for the educational institution where Akshay Shinde was working. Shinde's death in such a manner is killing of justice," Sarode told a regional news channel.
"Now, the case of sexual assault of the two minor girls will get sidelined. The case of these two minor girls was becoming difficult for the educational institute, as it is affiliated with a certain political family. Such a practice would lower the confidence of people in police and the judiciary," he claimed.
Sarode said he will be filing a plea before the Bombay High Court demanding thorough inquiry into the firing incident.
"Shinde's case could have brought up certain aspects that would have been negative politically for the government. I wonder how Shinde could access the gun and how he could unlock it when his hands were tied. This is political murder and is absolutely wrong," he said.
