Man Detained in Delhi Allegedly Wanted Job as Islamic State Spokesperson
A 48-year-old former journalist from Mumbai has been detained from outside the Iraq Embassy in Delhi, where he had allegedly gone to request that his curriculum vitae or CV be forwarded to the terror group Islamic State for the post of its spokesperson.
The Iraq embassy called the police, who detained the man, Zubair Khan, and are now questioning him.
Mr Khan came to Delhi three days ago and had also visited the Press Council of India office to ask them for a certificate that would help him gain employment as the IS spokesperson, the police said.
The Delhi Police said Mr Khan seemed to be mentally disturbed, but have alerted the Intelligence Bureau and other agencies, including Mumbai's anti-terror squad about his requests.
The Mumbai Police have been looking for Zubair Khan after he allegedly said in a Facebook post that he would give up his Indian citizenship and the join the Islamic State. A Facebook user reported the post.
Zubair's brother Fakruddin Khan has alleged that his brother's Facebook account was hacked, and said. "My brother is not a terrorist... He only writes in support of the weak." The cyber cell of the Mumbai Police is now investigating the Facebook post.
The police said Zubair Khan has been unemployed for several years now and has been looking for a job. He has two masters degrees, one in mass communication and another in public administration.
The Centre held a meeting of top bureaucrats and police chiefs from 10 states last weekend to discuss the growing threat of the IS, which seeks to establish a caliphate and now controls large swathes of Syria and Iraq.
13 Indians, all of them Muslim and most of them in their early twenties have travelled abroad in the last 18 months to join the Islamic State, government sources told NDTV. Six of them are reported killed
Source: http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/national/man-detained-in-delhi-allegedly-wanted-job-as-is-spokesperson/ar-BBluh8g
The Iraq embassy called the police, who detained the man, Zubair Khan, and are now questioning him.
Mr Khan came to Delhi three days ago and had also visited the Press Council of India office to ask them for a certificate that would help him gain employment as the IS spokesperson, the police said.
The Delhi Police said Mr Khan seemed to be mentally disturbed, but have alerted the Intelligence Bureau and other agencies, including Mumbai's anti-terror squad about his requests.
The Mumbai Police have been looking for Zubair Khan after he allegedly said in a Facebook post that he would give up his Indian citizenship and the join the Islamic State. A Facebook user reported the post.
Zubair's brother Fakruddin Khan has alleged that his brother's Facebook account was hacked, and said. "My brother is not a terrorist... He only writes in support of the weak." The cyber cell of the Mumbai Police is now investigating the Facebook post.
The police said Zubair Khan has been unemployed for several years now and has been looking for a job. He has two masters degrees, one in mass communication and another in public administration.
The Centre held a meeting of top bureaucrats and police chiefs from 10 states last weekend to discuss the growing threat of the IS, which seeks to establish a caliphate and now controls large swathes of Syria and Iraq.
13 Indians, all of them Muslim and most of them in their early twenties have travelled abroad in the last 18 months to join the Islamic State, government sources told NDTV. Six of them are reported killed
Source: http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/national/man-detained-in-delhi-allegedly-wanted-job-as-is-spokesperson/ar-BBluh8g
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