India blocks Telegram until 22 June over NEET exam cheating rackets

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Summary

India temporarily blocked Telegram until 22 June under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act after discovering that cheating rackets were using the app to defraud candidates in the NEET-UG re-examination. Telegram channels, groups, and bots advertised fraudulent access to the re-exam paper, demanding payments from thousands to lakhs of rupees. Authorities cited Telegram's message-editing feature as a concern, as it could allow backdating messages with the real paper after the exam while preserving the original timestamp. A second order requires Telegram to disable message editing in India until 30 June. The block is limited to the day after the exam to protect test integrity.

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India temporarily blocked Telegram until 22 June under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act after concluding cheating rackets used the app to defraud candidates in a NEET-UG re-examination.

Telegram channels, groups, and bots advertised fraudulent access to the re-exam paper under names such as "PAPER LEAKED NEET" and "Re-NEET 2026," demanding sums from a few thousand to several lakh rupees.

Authorities said Telegram's message-editing feature could enable backdating a message with the real paper after the exam while preserving the original timestamp.

A second order requires Telegram to disable message editing in India until 30 June.

The block is limited to the day after the exam to protect test integrity rather than impose an open-ended ban.

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India temporarily blocked Telegram until 22 June under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act after concluding cheating rackets used the app to defraud candidates in a NEET-UG re-examination. The re-exam is scheduled for 21 June. Telegram channels,

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