The Israeli national told police that he was not aware that satellite phones are banned in India
Mumbai:
A 23-year-old man from Israel was arrested for allegedly keeping a satellite phone, which is banned in India, at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, a police officer said today. Based on a complaint by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the Sahar police arrested Tsamret Ido, an ex-army man from Israel, on Tuesday, the police officer said.
After Mr Ido landed at Mumbai airport, the CISF, during security check, found a satellite phone in his luggage following which he was apprehended and later arrested, the officer said.
Mr Ido, who was in India on a tourist visa, was scheduled to go to Goa through a connecting flight. He was on Wednesday produced before a local court which granted him bail on a surety of Rs 25,000.
According to sources, Mr Ido told the police he was not aware that satellite phones are banned in India.
The handlers of the 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists had apparently used these phones during the Mumbai terror attack in November 2008. The Bureau of Civil Aviation also issued a circular in 2012 to all airports in the country to detain passengers carrying satellite phones, the police said.
After Mr Ido landed at Mumbai airport, the CISF, during security check, found a satellite phone in his luggage following which he was apprehended and later arrested, the officer said.
Mr Ido, who was in India on a tourist visa, was scheduled to go to Goa through a connecting flight. He was on Wednesday produced before a local court which granted him bail on a surety of Rs 25,000.
According to sources, Mr Ido told the police he was not aware that satellite phones are banned in India.
The handlers of the 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists had apparently used these phones during the Mumbai terror attack in November 2008. The Bureau of Civil Aviation also issued a circular in 2012 to all airports in the country to detain passengers carrying satellite phones, the police said.
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