Norwegian-Indian man linked to exploding pagers missing; international search issued | World News
Norwegian police have issued an international search request for Rinson Jose, a 39-year-old Norwegian-Indian businessman, after he went missing during a work trip to the US last week. Jose is linked to the sale of pagers to Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant group, which exploded last week in Lebanon, killing 39 people and injuring thousands. Jose, co-founder of the Bulgarian company Norta Global Ltd, which was part of the pager supply chain, was last contacted on September 18. He had left for a work conference in Boston on September 17, but his Norwegian employer, DN Media Group, has been unable to reach him since. On September 25, the Oslo police district opened a missing person’s case and issued an international search request for Jose. Norwegian criminal police, Kripos, confirmed that the request was sent globally. A Kripos spokesperson explained that such situations typically involve issuing a global alert, known as a “yellow notice,” and working directly with foreign authorities when necessary. Interpol is yet to comment on the case. Bulgarian authorities investigated Jose’s company and found …