Many people have died in the pager blast in Lebanon and a large number of people have also been injured, most of whom are said to be Hezbollah fighters. There is a discussion all over the world about which company had supplied the pagers to Hezbollah. Amidst all this, a surprising Kerala connection has emerged regarding these blasts. Hezbollah has held Israel responsible 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, in the web of companies and shell firms, the name of a person born in Kerala, who is now a Norwegian citizen, has also surfaced. Media reports said that the involvement of Malayali and now Norwegian citizen Rinson Jose is being investigated in connection with the pager blast in Lebanon.
A Bulgarian company, Norta Global Limited, was behind the pager deal. 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 buzz 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 concerned, as 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 man born in Kerala joined the list of those whose wires may be connected to pagers in any way. After the explosion of thousands of pagers being used by Hezbollah members, everyone’s attention turned to 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 Pagers was behind the deal. It was Middle East-focused website The Cradle that linked Norta Global to Rinson Jose. The report states that 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 still not clear who actually manufactured the pagers used by Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon. ( PLC & GT )
