Kerala-born entrepreneur linked to Lebanon pager blasts, Bulgarian agency clears him of involvement
Wayanad: Rinson Jose, a Kerala-born entrepreneur and Norwegian citizen, has been linked to the investigation into the recent pager explosions in Lebanon that resulted in at least 20 fatalities and thousands of injuries.
Jose, 37, is the owner of Bulgaria-based Norta Global Limited and is suspected of being involved in the supply chain for the pagers used in the attacks on September 17, 2024.
“Although on paper it was BAC Consulting that signed the contract with Gold Apollo, Norta Global was actually the one behind the deal,” Telex, a Hungarian media outlet quoted sources as saying.
Reports suggest that Jose has gone missing since the attacks.
However, an investigation by Bulgaria's security agency, SANS, has cleared Jose and his company of any direct involvement, stating that no shipments related to the pagers passed through Bulgaria.
“Following verifications, it has been indisputably established that no communication equipment corresponding to those that exploded on September 17 was imported, exported or manufactured in Bulgaria,” the agency was quoted as saying by AFP. It added that the company and its owner had not carried out any transactions linked to the sale or purchase of the merchandise or that “falls under laws on terrorism financing".
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Bengaluru: Woman killed, body parts found in refrigerator
Bengaluru, Sep 21: A 29-year-old woman's dismembered body was found in a residential flat in Malleswaram here, police sources said on Saturday.
According to police, the women's body, cut into over 30 pieces, was stuffed in a refrigerator.
Senior police officers reached the spot and barricaded the road leading to the building where the body was found in a single bedroom house.
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Police suspect it to be a case of murder, which took place about a fortnight ago.
An investigation has been launched into the case.
“We have identified the deceased but we are not disclosing it right now,” a police officer said.
