'Satellite beams turned off over India': Elon Musk rejects claim Starlink being used in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Starlink satellite beams were turned off over India, reacting to claims that its device was being used in restive Manipur.
The security forces recently seized some internet devices along with arms and ammunition during a raid in Keirao Khunou in Imphal East district.
The Spear Corps of the Indian Army had shared photos of the items seized on X, and social media users were quick to note that one of the devices had a "Starlink logo" on it.
Pointing to it, an X user posted, "@Starlink is being used by terrorists. Hope, Elon @elonmusk looks into it and help control misuse of this technology."
Musk replied, "This is false. Starlink satellite beams are turned off over India."
Among the items seized from Keirao Khunou were "one internet Satellite Antenna, one internet Satellite Router and 20 meters (approx.) of FTP cables", according to the state police.
The recovery of the Starlink-like device has also prompted agencies to investigate how the equipment found its way to the strife-torn state, officials had said.
Musk's Starlink, which provides satellite internet services, does not have a licence to operate in India.
More than 250 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups in Manipur since May last year.
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Kurla BEST bus accident: Driver was not drunk, didn't have mental illness, say police
Mumbai (PTI): Medical tests of the driver involved in the Kurla BEST bus accident, which claimed eight lives, have indicated he did not have any mental disorder and was not drunk at the time of the incident, police said on Wednesday.
The electric bus, hired on a wet-lease basis by the civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking and driven by Sanjay More, ploughed into a crowd in Mumbai's Kurla area on December 9.
The accident claimed eight lives and left more than 40 persons injured. Several vehicles were also damaged in the incident.
More (54) is in police custody for alleged reckless driving and booked on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Before the commencement of the case trial, the driver's psychological test was recently conducted at a civic hospital in Sion to confirm if he had any mental illness, a Kurla police official said.
The test report confirmed his mental condition was normal and he had no mental disorder and he was not suffering from any brain-related disease, the official said.
Also, More's blood test report revealed he was not driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident, he said.
Earlier, More claimed the bus brake failure led to the accident, but police have received a report from the regional transport office (RTO), stating the vehicle was working fine and there was no brake or any other technical failure, the official said.
BEST administration has claimed More received three days' training before he was allowed to drive the electric bus.
RTO officials suspect human error and lack of proper training for driving automatic transmission buses could be the reason behind the accident, among the most horrific involving BEST buses in recent history.
