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.
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."
Assam police’s operationDays after the ISIS India chief landed in Assam police’s net, an IIT Guwahati student, who was on his way to join the terroris.
The letter states Farooqui's extremist beliefs as the reason behind his decision to renounce Indian institutions and society, which he considers un-Islamic.