British nationals detained with hi-tech gadgets yet to be questioned
New Delhi:The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday said the two British nationals, detained here for possessing suspicious gadgets, could face action under the Indian Telegraph Act. "The ministry has asked the Delhi Police to interrogate them to
ascertain that whether they violated the Indian Telegraph Act," sources said. "If they
found violating the act they will be booked," they added. Stephen Hampston and
Steven Martin were detained by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Delhi Police for
possessing hi-tech gadgets, maps
and binoculars. The men were interrogated at the Radisson Hotel near the Indira
Gandhi Airport for suspicious activity. India has been on a heightened state of
alert since the Saturday's Pune bomb blast which claimed nine lives.
