A fourth-year student from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati was detained in Assam's Hajo on Saturday (Mar 23) evening. The reason, he had allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS) and was travelling to join the terrorist outfit. In a post on X, Assam's Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh said, "Reference IIT Guwahati student pledging allegiance to ISIS - the said student has been detained while travelling and further lawful follow up would take place."