Wayanad. Many people have died and a large number of people have been injured in the pager blast in Lebanon, most of whom are said to be Hezbollah fighters. There is a discussion all over the world about which company supplied the pagers to Hezbollah. Amidst all this, a surprising Kerala connection has emerged regarding these blasts.
Hezbollah has blamed Israel for these blasts. After the blasts, the world is trying to understand how Israeli spy agencies carry out blasts using pagers. At the same time, the name of a person born in Kerala, who is now a Norwegian citizen, has also surfaced in the web of companies and shell firms. Media reports said that the involvement of Renson Jose, a Malayali and now a Norwegian citizen, is being investigated in connection with the pager blasts in Lebanon.
The deal for Pager was brokered by a Bulgarian company, Norta Global Ltd. Norta Global was founded by Norwegian citizen Rinson Jose. Rinson Jose originally hails from Mananthavady in Wayanad, Kerala and last visited his hometown in 2013. Several Kerala media outlets reported that Rinson Jose was born in Wayanad and moved to Norway after completing his MBA.
According to the report, Rinson’s father, Jose Moothedam, works as a tailor. He said that he is known as Tailor Jose in the area. An investigation by the Bulgarian security agency SANS found that no shipment passed through the country that approved Rinson Jose and his Norta Global. Even before Bulgaria’s National Security Agency gave Rinson Jose a clean chit, there is a discussion about him in India, especially in his home state Kerala.
Rinson’s cousin Aju John said that he never told me about any of his companies in Bulgaria or any of his business relations there. We are very worried, because this is a case related to the attack on terrorist organizations. Rinson has a twin brother Jinson, who is in the UK and a sister in Ireland. It was revealed that Rinson came to India in November last year and went back in January. His uncle Thankachan said that he does not know about his job or his business. Amidst all this, it is interesting to know how a person born in Kerala joined the list of those who may be connected to pagers in any way. After the explosion of thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah members, everyone’s attention turned towards who is the pager manufacturing company?
According to the report, on paper it was BAC Consulting that signed the contract with Gold Apollo, but in reality Norta Global Pager was behind the deal. It was Middle East-focused website The Cradle that linked Norta Global to Rinson Jose. The report said Norta Global was founded in 2022 by Norwegian citizen Rinson Jose. An investigation by Bulgaria’s security agency gave a clean chit to Rinson Jose and his Norta Global. It is not yet clear who actually manufactured the pagers used by Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon.