My GitHub Account (@akshitsingh23) Has Been Suspended - Seeking Guidance

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GitHub Account Suspended Unexpectedly - Need Guidance on Reinstatement

Hello GitHub Community,

I'm facing an unexpected issue with my GitHub account (@akshitsingh23) and would appreciate guidance from anyone who has experienced something similar.

Recently, when I tried pushing changes to my repository:

https://github.com/akshitsingh23/Applied

I encountered the following error:

remote: Your account is suspended. Please visit https://support.github.com for more information.
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/akshitsingh23/Applied.git/': The requested URL returned error: 403

I was surprised to discover that my account had been suspended. I primarily use GitHub for academic projects, software development, research work, and maintaining my personal repositories.

At the moment, I haven't received a clear explanation regarding the reason for this suspension. I have also started the process of contacting GitHub Support to request a review of my account.

I would like to ask the community:

1. Has anyone experienced an unexpected GitHub account suspension?
2. What is the usual process and timeline for getting an account reviewed and reinstated?
3. Is there anything else I should do apart from submitting a support request?
4. Can someone guide me on how to regain access to my repositories?

I would genuinely appreciate any guidance or suggestions. My repositories contain important academic and development work, and regaining access is quite important to me.

Thank you for your help!

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