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A lookout notice was issued for the student, originally from Delhi, after he posted an open letter on LinkedIn explaining his motives

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."

IIT Student Who Pledged To Join ISIS Detained In Assam; Probe On

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."

The student was detained three days after the 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.