Mobile internet restored in Assam’s Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong district

Mobile internet services in violence-hit Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts of Assam were restored on Sunday (December 28, 2025) following an improvement in the law and order situation. However, strict security vigil continued in the districts, along with the deployment of additional security forces in the worst-affected areas, an official said.

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An order by Ajay Tewari, Additional Chief Secretary of the Home and Political Department, said mobile internet services, which had been suspended on December 23, have been restored with immediate effect. The law and order situation in the two districts has "improved and normalised, and it appears that there is no further apprehension of breach of public peace and tranquillity for the time being", it said.