DRDO probing sat phone signals traced from TN village

A signal from satellite phone traced from a village near Kangeyam in nearby Tirupur district, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) reported.

Coimbatore:The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is investigating the reported satellite phone signals traced from a village near Kangeyam in nearby Tirupur district.

The signals were picked up from a village near Kunnathur by INS Parundu, an Indian Naval air station located near Uchipuli in Ramanathapuram district, and officials alerted DRDO, police said.

A team from DRDO is at Kunnathur to trace those using the satellite phone, police said, adding the use of such phones is banned in India.