Crime Branch gets custody of prime suspect in Kozhikode parallel telephone exchange case

He was convicted in an illegal phone exchange case in Bengaluru

The District Crime Branch team investigating the parallel telephone exchange case has secured the custody of prime suspect P. Ibrahim, who was convicted in an illegal telephone exchange case in Bengaluru. The Malappuram native was brought to the city from the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru as part of the follow-up investigation on Saturday. Crime Branch sources said Ibrahim was the key accused in the Bengaluru case that exposed illegal communication between Pakistan-based intelligence operatives and Indians. The main purpose behind the Bengaluru parallel telephone exchange was to elicit confidential information related to military installations in India, they said. Ibrahim will be interrogated by various squads for information. According to Crime Branch officials, Ibrahim’s custody was sought following preliminary findings that he had close relations with those who operated the illegal network in Kozhikode. Though only one person had been arrested so far in the case, he had reportedly revealed details of persons who had major stakes in the covert business, they said.