Terrorists Using Satellite Phones In Jammu & Kashmir

Militants are using satellite phones for communication across Kashmir in the absence of Internet and pre-paid mobile services in the Valley, J&K Police said. Last week, a cordon and search operation was conducted in Anchar area on the outskirts of Srinagar on suspicion that a satellite phone was being used in the area. “Vague location of this satellite phone was traced to somewhere in Anchar area, therefore, CASO was launched,” a senior police officer told ET.Sajad Shah, SP of J&K Police, said, “We conducted a speculative CASO in Anchar area. There was no specific input, but we didn’t want to take any chance.” Another police officer said that a local was detained from the area and the CASO was a “mopping operation” and that militants have gone back to using the traditional Thuraya satellite phones.