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To some, not having cellphone service is an emergency.

But it’s not something one should call 911 over.

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Yet, an Ohio woman did just that.

Canton resident Seloni Khetarpal, 36, called 911 on Feb. 13 to complain that her parents had severed her cellphone service. The technology-deprived woman demanded that police come to her family’s home, The Smoking Gun reported.

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The 911 operator gave Khetarpal a warning, stating she should “only call for police assistance for legitimate purposes.”

According to a criminal complaint, the “belligerent” woman tied up the emergency line two hours later, insisting that her lack of digital connectivity was a legit concern to authorities.

Cops arrested Khetarpal and threw her into Stark County Jail and charged her with disrupting public services, which is a fourth-degree felony in Ohio.

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The woman was released after posting $2,500 bail. She is scheduled in court on Feb. 27.

According to her LinkedIn account, Khetarpal is a real estate agent who also dabbled as a model where she would “do my own makeup/hair for photo shoots.”

It’s unknown why the woman’s father, a gastroenterologist, and mother, a dentist, cancelled her cellphone service.