Summary:
Kozhikode: The police have tracked down eight parallel telephone exchanges operating discreetly in Kozhikode city. Cheruvannur native Jurais who operated the parallel telephone exchange at Chinthavalappu in the city was taken into custody by the Kasaba police. These parallel telephone exchanges known as 'kuzhal phone' in local parlance put through calls made from abroad to the country illegally. The parallel telephone exchanges are used to make and receive phone calls from abroad to India at low rates. The police are also investigating if the electronic devices found at a rented building at Velliparambu are that of the parallel telephone exchange..