Saudi national detained for possessing satellite phone

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Jan 31 2017 | 3:13 PM IST
A Saudi national in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district has been detained for allegedly possessing a satellite phone, police said today.
Acting on a tip-off, the local police raided a resort in Sam area last night and recovered the satellite phone from the possession of the 48-year-old tourist, who was staying in the resort, SHO Sam police station Narendra Panwar said.
As he could not furnish any documents or permission regarding the possession and use of satellite phone so he along with four other locals, who were with him, were brought to the police station for interrogation, Panwar said.
Intelligence agencies are interrogating them, he added.

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First Published: Jan 31 2017 | 3:13 PM IST

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