Bengal Sends Ham Operators to Listen in on GJM Chatter:

With internet connectivity snapped, the West Bengal government has called in ham radio operators to Darjeeling to detect "illegal" radio communication between Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders. After a six-member team was called in to detect radio signals and communication between GJM cadres, police claimed chatter from other states and even a foreign country had been detected. Chatter from a community radio station has also been picked up by the operators, police said. "We have evidence they are using wireless radio sets to communicate among themselves and with those outside Bengal. Messages are being sent and received. However, I cannot tell you which country or state, since that is sensitive information," said a highly placed police officer from Kolkata. As the agitation spiralled, the West Bengal government had shut down internet services and local cable channels in the Hills. However, the GJM, apart from handheld radio sets, has set up small temporary radio stations in different parts of the Hills and the plains.

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