I've just heard that Andy Pag (who I know well) has been released on bail, which beats 6 months on remand.
India changed the rules on sat phones after Mumbai attack but forgot to tell anyone - and maybe Andy did not declare the satphone at the border (as one often does). They tracked his twitterings for 2 weeks before nabbing him in Pushkar.
Being the 'same model' as the Mumbai guys added up to Andy having the 'same motives' to the not-so-bright cops, but a judge saw sense so all a storm in a tea cup.
A good warning though: declare a sat or just use for emergency. Local SIM mobiles work all over non-Hims India I imagine and are much cheaper.
Chris S
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