Govt raises security concerns over BlackBerry services

The internal security chief said on Thursday he has raised security concerns regarding Research In Motion's popular BlackBerry services in the world's fastest growing mobile market.

Internal security chief UK Bansal told reporters that he hoped his department's concerns would be resolved soon. Also, Bansal said that there were no plans to ban BlackBerry services in India.

India has clamped down on mobile phone operators following the Mumbai attacks in 2008, which killed 166 people. Telecoms companies are now required to provide more details about mobile phone users or risk being banned from providing certain services.