In yet another incident that shows the shifting of the base of Islamic fundamentalist activities from the North to the South, the investigative agencies have confirmed that those arrested for operating parallel telephone exchanges in Bengaluru have Pakistan connections. Moiteen and Ibrahim, whom the security agency arrested, were in constant touch with Pakistan nationals, the probe revealed. The investigative agency is also probing about the political connections of the arrested culprits.
Electrical equipment worth lakhs were confiscated during the raid in Ibrahim’s parallel telephone exchange in Bengaluru. The central intelligence bureau had confirmed that Pakistan’s ISI was operating these parallel telephone exchanges. The report also suggests that there are over ten telephone exchanges in Noida and Kashmir.
Ibrahim from Kerala was arrested for running a parallel telephone exchange in Bengaluru
Bengaluru central crime branch has arrested Malappuram (Kerala) native Ibrahim Pullattil (36) and his companion for illegally running a parallel telephone exchange in the city. This facility connected foreign calls with the local people without connecting to the authorised telephone exchange.
During the search, 30 sim-box devices capable of handling 960 SIM cards were found.
The investigating agency is probing the terror angle since there is a high probability of using this facility for terrorism-related activities.
