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Worker Sent to Fix Cell Tower Tied up by Locals over Fury at Poor 5G

  • A technician named Aditya Bhan Singh was tied to a mobile tower in Hardauli village, Uttar Pradesh, by locals upset over poor 5G connectivity.
  • Villagers complained about unstable 4G service despite paying for 5G for over two years and confronted Singh when he came to fix the signal.
  • Locals refused to release Singh until his superiors or the network provider fixed the connectivity issues.
  • Police freed Singh later that day, and five people were charged with unlawful confinement and disturbing public order following the incident.
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A technician sent to repair a telephone tower was tied to the structure by residents of a village in Fatehpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, after a series of complaints about the quality of the mobile connection. The case occurred in Hardauli and only came to the attention of the police after images of the worker trapped in the tower were released on social networks, on Friday (11). Airplane disappears in Colombia with five people on bo…

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Residents claimed that they had been paying for 5G for two years, but in practice they were forced to use an unstable 4G network.

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Villagers in India had repeatedly experienced slow signal and only received unstable 4G, despite paying for 5G service for more than two years. The post India: Technician tied to mobile phone mast because they didn't have 5G appeared first on in.gr.

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If in some situations 5G technology stirred up fears and sometimes conspiracy theories, those who needed it react differently. The residents of a village revolted by the weak connection to 5G linked a technician sent to remedy signal problems, reports the Indian press, taken over by the Metro. The employee, identified by the local media as ...

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Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd broke the news on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
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