Manipur: Security forces seize Starlink device made by SpaceX

Guwahati: Security forces seized a Starlink satellite internet device during a search operation in Imphal East district of Manipur on December 13.

Armed miscreants reportedly abandoned the Starlink satellite antenna and router during security force raids in the district’s Keirao Khunou area.

The device had inscriptions of RPF/PLA written on it.

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During the operation, sniper rifles, assault rifles, single barrel rifles, automatic weapons, pistols, country-made mortars, hand grenades and several live rounds of ammunition, among others, were also seized.

This is the first instance that a Starlink satellite internet device, manufactured by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has been recovered in the strife-torn state.

The recovery of the Starlink satellite antenna and router has raised concerns among security agencies, as the device provides satellite-based high-speed internet, bypassing the Indian network.