‘Arrested IOC official was in touch with IS militants’
13 Dec 2015 4:40 AM IST
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) marketing manager Mohd Sirajuddin, arrested for his alleged links with ISIS, got involved in activities of the terror outfit about five months ago and was in touch with people of similar ideology from within India and abroad, police said on Friday.
Thirty-year-old Sirajuddin, a native of Gulbarga in Karnataka, was arrested here on Thursday by the Special Operation Group (SOG) and ATS of Rajasthan Police and charged under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The accused was very much influenced by ISIS ideology and was trying to draw Muslim youths into the terror outfit's fold, Additional Director General of Police (ATS and SOG) Alok Tripahti said.
Sirajuddin was in touch with many Indian youths from outside Rajasthan, Tripathi said, adding that no links with local residents were found so far. "We are investigating his links in Gulbarga in Karnataka where he belongs to," he said.
Trpathi said the accused was involved in brainwashing Muslim youths through WhatsApp and Facebook. Copies of online magazines of ISIS were also recovered from his
possession.
Girl under scanner for IS links
A girl from Hyderabad, who was allegedly in touch with the arrested executive of Indian Oil Corporation, has been kept under surveillance for her suspected links with ISIS. “The girl in her mid-20s was radicalised online and deeply influenced by the activities of ISIS. She was in regular touch with many sympathisers of the terrorist group. She is under surveillance but efforts are on to de-radicalise her with the help of family and community leaders,” a security official said.
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