Elon Musk Denies The Claim Of The Illegal Use Of The Starlink Device

SpaceX Founder Elon Musk on Wednesday denied the claim of Starlink devices being used in Manipur Riots. Musk said in a social media post on X, "This is false. Starlink satellite beams are turned off over India."

On December 16, a unit of Indian security forces, the Spear Corps of the Indian Army, carried out a joint operation in the hill and valley regions in the districts of Churachandpur, Chandel, Imphal East and Kagpokpi, along with the state’s police.

During the operation, the unit seized 29 weapons, including snipers, automatic weapons, rifles, pistols, country-made mortars, single-barrel rifles, grenades, ammunition and warlike stores. Later, the unit also shared pictures of those seized items on X.

After the post was shared on X, it quickly became viral. In response to the post, several people expressed worries about them, as one of the X users remarked, "@Starlink is being used by terrorists. Hope, Elon @elonmusk looks into it and help control misuse of this technology."