Gurugram, May 30 -- Mobile internet, dongle and bulk SMS services in NIT Faridabad and adjoining areas were suspended for nearly 22 hours, from 12:30 am to 10 pm on Saturday, as a precautionary measure ahead of a demolition drive being carried out to clear land for the upcoming Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor, police said.

Police officers said that a temple and a mosque were among the structures slated for demolition, due to which the decision was taken to suspend internet and bulk SMS services, excluding banking and mobile recharge services. Both religious structures were demolished in the drive launched post-midnight amid intense security deployment, officers added.

According to the officers, police had intelligence inpu...