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A student from IIT Guwahati was detained on Saturday night near Hajo in Assam's Kamrup district, according to police, after he allegedly swore allegiance to ISIS and was on his way to join the terrorist outfit.This comes four days after ISIS ...
Kalyan Kumar Pathak, additional superintendent of police of STF, said, "The Assam Special Task Force has detained IIT-G student Tauseef Ali Farooqui who claimed to have joined ISIS. He had sent mails and posts on social media about his wish to join the ISIS."
The fourth-year student's detention comes four days after ISIS India head Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi and his associate Anurag Singh alias Rehan were arrested in Dhubri district after they had crossed over from Bangladesh.
IIT Student Who Pledged To Join ISIS Detained In Assam; Probe On
A fourth-year IIT-Guwahati student from Delhi, allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS, was detained near Guwahati. Authorities found a black flag similar to ISIS in his hostel room. Investigations are ongoing regarding the authenticity of his claims.