PoK telecom operators had recently strengthened their networks said sources
Security and intelligence agencies are planning to install high-powered jammers close to the Line of Control in the Kashmir Valley to block mobile network of telecom firms operating in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
New Delhi: Security and intelligence agencies are planning to install high-powered jammers close to the Line of Control in the Kashmir Valley to block mobile network of telecom firms operating in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Sources said the PoK telecom operators had recently strengthened their networks so that militants entering India could stay in touch with PoK handlers as their networks were functional in India’s border areas.
Intelligence sources said even though earlier Pakistani networks were operational across the border, their range was limited to the areas close to the border. In the last few weeks, however, Pakistani mobile signals have been strengthened to cover a larger part of Indian territory. Intelligence officials said this was done deliberately to help in the infiltration of a large number of militants waiting close to the LoC.
“Militants use Pak mobile numbers as it is difficult for our agencies to monitor them and intercept their conversations,” a senior security official said.
( Source : dc )
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