{"id":191709,"date":"2026-01-03T10:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T05:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=191709"},"modified":"2026-01-03T10:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T05:46:01","slug":"150-kashmiris-booked-for-vpn-use-as-authorities-escalate-digital-repression-in-iiojk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/01\/03\/150-kashmiris-booked-for-vpn-use-as-authorities-escalate-digital-repression-in-iiojk.html","title":{"rendered":"150 Kashmiris booked for VPN use as authorities escalate digital repression in IIOJK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-191710\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/VPN-Arrest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1817\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/VPN-Arrest.jpg 1817w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/VPN-Arrest-390x150.jpg 390w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/VPN-Arrest-780x300.jpg 780w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/VPN-Arrest-768x295.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/VPN-Arrest-1536x591.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1817px) 100vw, 1817px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar: Authorities in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) have escalated their digital crackdown by booking around 150 people across the territory for using Virtual Private Network (VPN) applications on their mobile phones to access internet.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, acting on orders from the New Delhi-appointed Lieutenant Governor, Indian police carried out device verifications across various districts of IIOJK and initiated legal or preventive actions against the individuals. As of now, around 150 people have been booked under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), previously known as the Criminal Procedure Code.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the individuals were booked in Pulwama district, with 95 cases, followed by 23 in Sopore area of Baramulla, 15 in Shopian, nine in Kulgam, five in Islamabad, two in Doda, while one man was arrested in Rajouri for possessing a VPN application.<\/p>\n<p>The occupation authorities have imposed ban on the use of VPNs across all ten districts of the Kashmir Valley, as well as several districts in the Jammu region, citing so-called security concerns. 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