📅 Last Updated: 22 June 2026 | Category: Technology & India News | Reading Time: 7 min

Agar aap bhi yeh search kar rahe hain ki “Telegram ban kab hatega” ya “Telegram India mein kab band hua tha”, to aap sahi jagah par hain. India mein Telegram app par jo temporary ban laga tha, woh NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy se juda hua hai, aur is article mein hum step-by-step pura case, Delhi High Court ka faisla aur ban hatne ki taaza status batayenge.

Telegram Kya Hai Aur Yeh Kab Start Hua Tha?

Telegram ek cloud-based instant messaging app hai jise Pavel Durov aur Nikolai Durov bhaiyon ne banaya tha. Yeh app iOS ke liye 14 August 2013 ko launch hua tha aur Android ke liye 20 October 2013 ko launch hua. Shuruat mein yeh app encrypted aur private messaging ke liye banaya gaya tha, taaki Durov brothers bina kisi sarkari nazar ke baat kar sakein.

Telegram Ki Shuruat Ki Kahani

VKontakte (VK) jaisi badi social media company chalane ke baad, jab Pavel Durov ko Russian government ke saath vivaad hua, to unhone Russia chhod diya aur Telegram banaya. Pavel aur unke bade bhai Nikolai Durov ne 2013 mein Telegram develop kiya, aur 2017 mein dono Dubai shift ho gaye jahan aaj Telegram ka headquarter hai.

Telegram Ki Growth Timeline

• 2013 iOS aur Android par launch
• 2014 100 million monthly users paar
• 2017 Headquarters Dubai shift, voice calls add
• 2023 800 million monthly active users cross kiye
• March 2025 1 billion monthly active users ka milestone

Telegram Par India Mein Ban Kyu Lagaya Gaya?

Telegram ban ki wajah seedhi tarah NEET-UG 2026 medical entrance exam paper leak se judi hai. Is poore controversy ko samajhna zaroori hai.

NEET-UG Paper Leak Case

12 May 2026 ko National Testing Agency (NTA) ne paper leak ke allegations ki wajah se NEET-UG 2026 exam cancel kar diya tha, kyunki investigators ko paper ke kuch questions pehle se circulation mein mil gaye the. Is cancellation ne lagbhag 22.8 lakh students ko seedhe asar mein daal diya.

21 May 2026 ko NTA ne Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) ko letter likha aur Telegram app ke misuse ki jankari di. Aarop yeh tha ki kuch Telegram channels par MBBS, BDS aur AYUSH jaise medical courses ke entrance exam ke questions paise lekar becha ja raha tha.

Government Ka Official Action

16 June 2026 ko MeitY ne Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 ke under ek interim blocking order issue kiya. Is order mein yeh nirdesh diye gaye:

• Telegram aur uske associated URLs ko order milne ke ek ghante ke andar India mein block karna
• Message editing feature ko 30 June 2026 tak disable rakhna
• App stores aur internet service providers ko Telegram block karne ka nirdesh

Is order ki wajah se Telegram offline ho gaya aur app stores se bhi remove kar diya gaya.

Telegram Ne Court Mein Kya Kaha?

17 June 2026 ko Telegram FZ LLC ne Delhi High Court mein is blocking order ko “unconstitutional” aur “grossly disproportionate” bata kar challenge kiya. Company ka kehna tha ki yeh action “freedom of speech” ke fundamental right par “overbroad restriction” hai.

Court Mein Government Ka Stand

Government ki taraf se Telegram ko ek “Frankenstein-esque” app bataya gaya, jiske through bhi waise hi misuse ho sakta hai jaise kisi aur platform se. Government ka tark tha ki bina pre-decisional hearing ke emergency procedure (Rule 9) ka use kiya gaya, jo bahut hi exceptional cases mein hi allowed hota hai.

Telegram Ban Kab Hatega? (Latest Status)

Yeh sabse zaroori sawaal hai jiska sabko jawab chahiye. Chaliye seedhe official timeline par aate hain:

Ban Hatne Mein Time Kyu Lag Sakta Hai?

Experts ke mutabik network-level restoration instant nahi hota — Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ko block hatane mein extra time lag sakta hai, isliye access alag-alag networks par gradually wapas aa sakta hai. Iske saath app store par relisting bhi ban hatne ke kaafi der baad ho sakti hai.

Court Ka Final Faisla Kya Tha?

19 June 2026 ko Delhi High Court ne Telegram ki appeal reject kar di. Judge Tejas Karia ne kaha ki government ke orders reasoned the aur unhone legal procedure ko strictly follow kiya tha. Court ka maanna tha ki yeh order is liye diya gaya kyunki app ke channels par undergraduate exams ke leaked questions beche ja rahe the.

Telegram Ne Apni Taraf Se Kya Action Liya?

Ban ke beech, Telegram ne yeh dawa kiya ki unhone proactively kaam kiya tha:

• Telegram ne bataya ki unhone 900 se zyada links remove kiye jo unlawful exam-related content se related the
• Court proceedings mein Telegram ke counsel ne kaha ki platform ne government ke requests par 1200+ links block kiye
• Telegram ne government ke account ko “one-sided and inaccurate” bataya, aur kaha ki yeh unke proactive process ki details ko “intentionally” chhod raha hai

Kitne Log Telegram Ban Se Affect Hue?

India Telegram ka sabse bada market hai, jahan ban se pehle 150 million se zyada users the. Ban ki wajah se yeh hue impact:

• Students jo coaching institutes se study material lete the, unhe access nahi mila
• VPN aur alternative apps ka use badh gaya
• Business aur community groups bhi temporarily disrupt hue

Telegram Ban Ki Official Jankari Kahan Milegi?

Sabse accurate aur updated information ke liye, hamesha government ke official source ko check karein, kyunki news reports time ke saath badal sakti hain:

Telegram Ban Se Judi FAQs

⚠️ Disclaimer: Yeh article publish hone ke samay available news reports aur government ke official statements par based hai. Telegram ban se judi situation tezi se badal sakti hai, isliye latest update ke liye MeitY ki official website ya verified news sources check karte rahein.

Sources: Al Jazeera, Internet Freedom Foundation, Delhi High Court records, MeitY orders, Wikipedia.