Alert sounded in K'taka after intelligence tracked satellite phone calls in the state
It should be noted that, after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, using satellite phones was banned by the Directorate General of Shipping.
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Bengaluru, June 06: In a shocking development, the Karnataka government is on high alert after the intelligence agencies tracked satellite phone calls made to foreign locations from the state's coastal and Malnad regions. This comes after CRPF jawans, along with Bengaluru police, arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, Talib Hussain, from Bengaluru.
It should be noted that, after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, using satellite phones was banned by the Directorate General of Shipping.
These calls were detected from the thick forests in these regions between May 23-29, according to the sources. The satellite phone signals originated from the forest that falls between Yallapur and Sirsi towns in Uttara Kannada; Natekal, and Kulai regions in the outskirts of Mangaluru city; and the jungles between Kadur-Birur towns in Chikkamaglur, the sources said.
The sleuths of the State Internal Security Division (ISD) visited the spot and have launched a probe. Preliminary findings have suggested that the satellite phone calls were made from four locations in 10 days.
Soon after the reports, the Karnataka government initiated a probe into the same. Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said the state has ordered a probe and that the police officials have shared details with the Intelligence Bureau and will jointly investigate the case.