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An Islamic State recruit from Greater Mumbai was intercepted in Turkey, and then
interrogated and arrested by India’s secret service. Suspected of killing up to
55 people, he allegedly left because they didn’t pay enough, India’s media
reported.
India’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), National Investigation Agency (NIA) and
Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials have all arrived in Istanbul to take Kalyan
city native Areeb Majeed into custody, Mid-Day quoted a senior airport official
as saying.
Following an eight-hour interrogation, authorities took the suspect into NIA
custody. Majeed appeared in court on Saturday, where the judge decided that he
will remain in NIA custody until December 8.
There are conflicting reports as to how Majeed got to the Islamic State’s (IS,
formerly ISIS or ISIL) camp in Iraq and what kind of attacks he was involved
in.
“He is suspected to have killed around 55 people as part of ISIS and he
returned because he was not paid by the terrorist group,” a senior IB
official told Mid-Day.
Other media reports suggest the opposite. Citing other anonymous sources, the
Hindustan Times said the IS allegedly gave Majeed $2,000 to cover treatment for
injuries received during fighting in Iraq. If that is the truth, local
authorities suspect that the Islamic State planned Majeed’s homecoming to India
for some purpose.
“During combat, he was shot in the chest while a second bullet grazed him.
When a medical facility where he was being treated was destroyed in an air
raid, he crossed over to Turkey,” an unnamed central counter-terror
officer said. Majeed then contacted his family to discuss his return home.
“We have reason to suspect what Majeed has told us so far. Not only was he
given money by IS fighters, he was allowed to leave territory controlled by
them. It is quite possible he may have contacted his father on their
instructions. We need to verify and re-verify all his claims. That’s why the
NIA was allowed to register a case against him,” the official said.
‘How I joined ISIS’
The 23-year-old ended up fighting for the Islamic State after visiting “more
than 20,000” jihadi websites while living in Kalyan, DNAIndia reported. The
outlet suggested that after this wild jihad-surf the youngster became
self-radicalized.
Majeed,along with three friends, decided to travel to Iraq to join the radical
Islamist group.
“Majeed has told his interrogators the IS does all its recruitment online.
Its spotters visit jihadi websites and contact possible candidates through
social media. That was how he was spotted,” the Hindustan Times said,
quoting another officer.
One of the IS contacts paid for their travel, which was reportedly arranged
under the cover of a pilgrimage tour to Iraq.
The four young men arrived in Baghdad at the end of May. They were instructed
to separate from their tour group and take a taxi to Fallujah, which is close
to the current IS stronghold in Mosul.
Another IS contact helped the recruits reach a camp, where they were
brainwashed about the group’s ideology, media reports quoted security officials
as saying.
Afterwards, they were moved to an Islamic State training camp, where all four
were taught how to use AK-47s and explosives.
While still quite confusing and sketchy, Majeed’s story may soon have
interesting developments, as his three other friends were also due to travel
back to India in the next couple of days, according to DNAIndia.
When it comes to ISIS presence india is worse than Pakistan ,at least we don,t have people going to Iraq/Syria for killing.
interrogated and arrested by India’s secret service. Suspected of killing up to
55 people, he allegedly left because they didn’t pay enough, India’s media
reported.
India’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), National Investigation Agency (NIA) and
Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials have all arrived in Istanbul to take Kalyan
city native Areeb Majeed into custody, Mid-Day quoted a senior airport official
as saying.
Following an eight-hour interrogation, authorities took the suspect into NIA
custody. Majeed appeared in court on Saturday, where the judge decided that he
will remain in NIA custody until December 8.
There are conflicting reports as to how Majeed got to the Islamic State’s (IS,
formerly ISIS or ISIL) camp in Iraq and what kind of attacks he was involved
in.
“He is suspected to have killed around 55 people as part of ISIS and he
returned because he was not paid by the terrorist group,” a senior IB
official told Mid-Day.
Other media reports suggest the opposite. Citing other anonymous sources, the
Hindustan Times said the IS allegedly gave Majeed $2,000 to cover treatment for
injuries received during fighting in Iraq. If that is the truth, local
authorities suspect that the Islamic State planned Majeed’s homecoming to India
for some purpose.
“During combat, he was shot in the chest while a second bullet grazed him.
When a medical facility where he was being treated was destroyed in an air
raid, he crossed over to Turkey,” an unnamed central counter-terror
officer said. Majeed then contacted his family to discuss his return home.
“We have reason to suspect what Majeed has told us so far. Not only was he
given money by IS fighters, he was allowed to leave territory controlled by
them. It is quite possible he may have contacted his father on their
instructions. We need to verify and re-verify all his claims. That’s why the
NIA was allowed to register a case against him,” the official said.
‘How I joined ISIS’
The 23-year-old ended up fighting for the Islamic State after visiting “more
than 20,000” jihadi websites while living in Kalyan, DNAIndia reported. The
outlet suggested that after this wild jihad-surf the youngster became
self-radicalized.
Majeed,along with three friends, decided to travel to Iraq to join the radical
Islamist group.
“Majeed has told his interrogators the IS does all its recruitment online.
Its spotters visit jihadi websites and contact possible candidates through
social media. That was how he was spotted,” the Hindustan Times said,
quoting another officer.
One of the IS contacts paid for their travel, which was reportedly arranged
under the cover of a pilgrimage tour to Iraq.
The four young men arrived in Baghdad at the end of May. They were instructed
to separate from their tour group and take a taxi to Fallujah, which is close
to the current IS stronghold in Mosul.
Another IS contact helped the recruits reach a camp, where they were
brainwashed about the group’s ideology, media reports quoted security officials
as saying.
Afterwards, they were moved to an Islamic State training camp, where all four
were taught how to use AK-47s and explosives.
While still quite confusing and sketchy, Majeed’s story may soon have
interesting developments, as his three other friends were also due to travel
back to India in the next couple of days, according to DNAIndia.
When it comes to ISIS presence india is worse than Pakistan ,at least we don,t have people going to Iraq/Syria for killing.


