An IIT-Guwahati scholar has been apprehended following suspicions of pledging allegiance to ISIS from Hajo in Assam, on Saturday. The scholar is in his fourth 12 months of Biotechnology. He not too long ago expressed his intention to affix the terrorist group on social media and thru emails earlier than disappearing from the IIT-Guwahati campus. The present incident follows the arrest of Haris Farooqi, the alleged head of ISIS in India, within the Dhubri district. Farooqi was apprehended after reportedly coming into India from Bangladesh.
As per police, a lookout discover was issued for the scholar, initially from Delhi, after he posted an open letter on LinkedIn explaining his motives. He was in Hajo, roughly 30 km from Guwahati, throughout the Kamrup district, and brought into custody for questioning. Upon contacting the authorities at IIT-Guwahati, the police have been knowledgeable that the scholar had been reported as “missing” since midday, and his cell phone was turned off.
Director General of Police GP Singh took to ‘X’ to tell in regards to the incident, He wrote, “The said student has been detained while travelling and further lawful follow up would take place.”Meanwhile, Additional Superintendent of Police (STF) Kalyan Kumar Pathak stated that they’ve obtained an e mail and after verifying the authenticity of the contents thw police began investigation. The e mail was despatched by the scholar, wherein he claimed that he was on the way in which to affix ISIS.
Haris Farooqi, who was allegedly lively since 2019, was apprehended alongside along with his associates by the Assam police on Wednesday. One of his associates, Anurag Singh alias Rehan, hails from Panipat and transformed to Islam. His partner is a Bangladeshi citizen. Farooqi was suspected to be hiding in Bangladesh and orchestrating the radicalisation of Indians. He has been pivotal in establishing networks in varied states together with Jharkhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. Farooqui, initially from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, was needed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Regarding the IIT-Guwahati scholar, sources from the Special Task Force reported that he was escorted to his dormitory room the place authorities found a black flag resembling the ISIS flag and an Islamic manuscript. Described as solitary, the scholar did not have companions on campus, based on the police.
