Satellite phone calls tracked again in Karnataka, agencies on high alert
Intelligence agencies have alerted the Karnataka government after they tracked satellite phone calls made to foreign locations from state's coastal and Malnad regions, sources said on Monday.
Three calls were detected from the thick forests in these regions between May 23-29, according to the sources.
Two calls were tracked in places near Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada district, Chikkamagalur and Uttara Kannada jungles by the Central intelligence agencies.
The sleuths of 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. The agencies are tracking down the persons who used the banned satellite phones.
Sources explained that this is the third time that satellite phones were being used in this year in the coastal and Malnad regions.
The Central agencies have been alerting the state police department on these developments.
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