Guwahati: A student of Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G), who was allegedly going to join the ISIS terrorist group, has been detained by the police. Police gave this information. The student was caught from Hajo area near Guwahati on Saturday evening.
Four days before the student was taken into custody, ISIS India chief Haris Farooqui and one of his associates were arrested after crossing the border from Bangladesh and reaching Dhubri in Assam. Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh posted on social media platform ‘X’ on Saturday, “The IIT Guwahati student who took oath of allegiance to ISIS has been detained and further legal action will be taken.” ‘
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Additional Superintendent of Police (STF) Kalyan Kumar Pathak said, “After receiving an email, we confirmed the authenticity of the content and started investigation.” The email was sent by the student, in which he claimed to be in ISIS. Going to join. Pathak said IIT-Guwahati authorities were immediately contacted, who informed him that the student was “missing” since afternoon and his mobile phone was also switched off.
He told that he is a fourth year student and is a resident of Okhla, Delhi. ASP said that a search was launched for him and with the help of local people, he was caught on Saturday evening from Hajo area, about 30 km from Guwahati. Pathak said, “After preliminary questioning he has been brought to the STF office. We are verifying the purpose of the email.
He said a black flag “allegedly resembling the flag of ISIS” was found in his hostel room and it was being sent for verification to special agencies dealing with banned organizations. Pathak said, “We are investigating the seized items. It is too early to say anything right now. We are investigating the intent of sending the email. The student has given some information, but we cannot tell anything more right now.
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Tags: IIT, ISIS
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 24, 2024, 10:29 IST