New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Mobile internet services will remain temporarily suspended within a four-kilometre radius of the Janpath-Kartavya Path crossing in the national capital from 10 pm on Friday to 10 pm on Saturday, following authorisation from the Union Home Secretary, according to an official order.

The temporary suspension comes amid heightened security preparations ahead of a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, with demonstrators seeking accountability from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR exercise.

In an order dated October 9, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell (Headquarters), Manishi Chandra, IPS, informed telecom service providers about the suspension.

"The Union Home Secy., has consid...