Rinson Jose, 37, a resident of Wayanad in Kerala, is now a Norwegian citizen. But after the pager blasts in Lebanon, police in Norway, Bulgaria and Lebanon are searching for him. Norta Global Limited, based in Sofia, Bulgaria, allegedly sold pagers to Hezbollah, the same pagers that exploded simultaneously on September 17. Bulgaria's state security agency said on Thursday that it was investigating the role of an anonymous company registered in Bulgaria in the Lebanon pager blasts.
CBS News, after examining the documents, said that Norta Global Limited was registered in Bulgaria in April 2022 and the sole owner of the company is Rinson Jose, a Norwegian owner. Onamanorama, citing its sources in Norway, wrote that Rinson Jose ran a consultancy firm and was very active in the Malian community. He was very active in organizing festivals and football clubs.
Work for DN Media
Rinson's LinkedIn profile shows that he works for DN Media Group since March 2022. In the profile, he describes himself as an entrepreneur running Norta Link. Which works in the IT services, consulting and recruitment sector. Rinson Jose holds an MBA and a Masters in International Social Welfare from Pondicherry University.
According to reports, Norta Global Limited is believed to be a shell company of Norta Link. According to reports, it is being speculated that Rinson Jose is currently in the US.
Transaction worth Rs 14.9 crore
LBC International said 1.6 million euros (14.9 crores) were transferred to Bulgaria by Norta Global and then sent to Hungary. The company's main work is said to be financial, not operational. The Bulgarian state agency also claimed that the purchase and sale of pagers did not take place in Bulgaria.
The Deputy SP of Wayanad Special Branch said that they have started gathering information about Rinsan Jose following the media reports. However, Rinsan's family, who lives in Wayanad, has no specific information about his alleged involvement in the Lebanon pager blast. The police have visited Rinsan's house but have not questioned his family. The police visited the house and enquired about the financial condition of the family.
I have been in Norway for a decade
According to reports, Rinsan has been in Norway for the last decade. However, the family is not aware of his company or business. Rinsan's father Jose works as a tailor in Moothedam Mannathwadi, even after Rinsan moved to Norway, Jose runs his own tailor shop. Locals know him as Tailor Jose.
Jose came last November
Rinson Jose came to visit his parents last November. He returned in January after a short stay. After studying for an MBA, Rinson moved to Norway to work as a caretaker and then started working in business companies. Rinson's uncle Thankachan said that he used to call the family every day. However, we tried calling him on Friday, but there was no contact.
Rinson's twin brother Jinson works in America and his sister is in Ireland. Israel's spy agency Mossad is said to be involved in the pager blasts in Lebanon. More than 30 people are said to have died in the pager blasts. While more than 2800 people have been injured.