Elon Musk mentioned Starlink satellite tv for pc web is inactive in India, his first feedback since authorities seized two of the corporate’s gadgets in latest weeks, one in an armed battle zone and one other in a drug smuggling bust.
Starlink is looking for approval in India to supply satellite tv for pc broadband companies and the Musk-owned firm is making an attempt to deal with any potential safety issues as a part of the method.
Musk wrote on X late on Tuesday that “Starlink satellite tv for pc beams are turned off over India” and have been “by no means on within the first place.”
He was responding to a publish from the Indian Military a few search operation on December 13 in Manipur state in India’s northeast, the place a communal battle has raged since early final yr.
The publish included pictures of seized weapons and a satellite tv for pc dish and receiver with a Starlink emblem.
Two army officers conversant in the search operation, who spoke on situation of anonymity, mentioned the gadget with the Starlink emblem was being utilized by a militant group.
They mentioned the gadget was probably smuggled by means of the porous border with neighbouring civil war-torn Myanmar, the place use of Starlink gadgets by insurgent teams has been documented in media studies though the corporate doesn’t function in Myanmar both.
Earlier this month, Indian police despatched a authorized demand to Starlink looking for buy particulars of a tool discovered after they caught smugglers at sea with $4.2 billion (roughly Rs. 20,386 crore) value of methamphetamine, one of many largest such Indian seizures.
The police suspect the smugglers have been utilizing the web gadget to navigate.
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