Author: Times News Network
Publication: The Times of India
Date: August 18, 2007
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangla_SIM_cards_a_major_terror_tool/articleshow/2290158.cms
The police might have got another lead to
the Hyderabad blast case, but intelligence agencies in West Bengal are in
a tizzy owing to the easy availability of Bangladeshi SIM cards, which can
be purchased in less than Rs 200, an exclusive report of Times Now said.
The alarm bells are ringing for security officials
in the Hyderabad blasts, as similar SIM cards and connections to Harkat-ul-Jihad
were found.
The report also said that the Fuji militants
on the border have been found with similar SIM cards, and the intelligence
agencies believe that a terror network is in operation with the aid of these
technological devices.
On the border area it is a trouble-free procedure
to obtain a Bangladesh Gramin Phone Service. The SIM cards are available along
the India-Bangladesh border in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal.
For many a Bangladeshis working in India,
it is a cheap way to connect with their families back home. However, this
technology in the hands of the militants has the potential to pose major trouble
for the intelligence agencies because the identity and details of the caller
cannot be traced as the service provider is in Bangladesh. To obtain the call
details of a particular SIM a lengthy international procedure is required.
