Nalini calls Sri Lanka, Britain
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Nalini |
The Tamil Nadu Government yesterday said calls were made to foreign
countries, including Britain and Sri Lanka, from the cellphone recovered
from Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
The phone recovered from Nalini in the prison cell during a routine
check on April 20 was activated in March 2009 and registered in the name
of one Ravi from Katpadi near Vellore, Law Minister Duraimurugan told
the State Assembly.
He said an analysis of the calls by officials of ‘Q branch, which
deals with extremist activities in Tamil Nadu, showed that calls and
messages were received and sent. Nalini had thrown the phone into the
toilet during the check but officials recovered it.
Duraimurgan said eight calls had been made to Britain, one to Sri
Lanka, five to Chennai, including to her advocate and to 22 numbers
across the State.
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