Unverified claims from Times of India state that MeitY directed nationwide Telegram access restrictions under Section 69A of the IT Act until June 22, alongside a separate order disabling message editing until June 30, timed before the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21. The reports link the measures to the Ahmedabad City Cyber Crime bust of an inter-state gang that allegedly routed Rs 1.5 crore through fake accounts and contacted roughly one thousand numbers monthly via eight Telegram channels. Multiple ideological analyses examine the reported actions through lenses of institutional protection, digital censorship, and limits on state power.