ISIS recruiter: Indian Intelligence was on the trail of mystery woman Afsha Jabeen for over a year
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| Afsha Jabeen’s unravelling began in October last year when she came under the scanner of FBI. |
Staff correspondent, September 11, 2015, NewsCrunch
ISIS recruiter Afsha Jabeen, who was known by her other aliases Ayesha and Nicky Joseph so far, is a big catch for Indian intelligence.
Her interrogation will help them piece together the exact picture on the Indians under the sway of ISIS.
Among the Indians, who have joined ISIS, a large number are the expats, especially those went abroad to work especially to West Asia. It was where Afsha Jabeen was active ensnaring them with a false identity.
Afsha Jabeen had gone to
Afsha Jabeen’s unravelling began in October last year when she came under the scanner of FBI. The US agency was trailing Salman Mohiuddin, an Indian from Hyderabad, who had gone to a university in Texas for a master’s degree.
He had stayed back to work as a salesman, but his increasing radicalisation brought him to the notice of FBI.
Salman Mohiuddin had met Dubai-based Afsha Jabeen online, who initiated him intoISIS propaganda. Under her influence he spent a lot of time on ISIS websites and even started running a support group on Facebook, which reached 2,000 members.
In October last year, US refused to extend his visa and sent him home, but not before tipping off the Indian agencies.
Salman Mohiuddin continued pro-ISIS activities inHyderabad spreading propaganda and influencing others till he was arrested in January when he was trying to fly to Dubai. His contact Afsha Jabeen had promised him a passage to Syria .
The relationship between Salman Mohiuddin and Afsha Jabeen was not clear. Reports described her variously as his wife, girlfriend and an acquaintance.
Afsha Jabeen posed as British Muslim, whose husband was a cardiologist inDubai .
After Salman Mohiuddin’s arrest, Afsha Jabeen fell off the radar till she was deported by UAE on Friday.
He had stayed back to work as a salesman, but his increasing radicalisation brought him to the notice of FBI.
Salman Mohiuddin had met Dubai-based Afsha Jabeen online, who initiated him into
In October last year, US refused to extend his visa and sent him home, but not before tipping off the Indian agencies.
Salman Mohiuddin continued pro-ISIS activities in
The relationship between Salman Mohiuddin and Afsha Jabeen was not clear. Reports described her variously as his wife, girlfriend and an acquaintance.
Afsha Jabeen posed as British Muslim, whose husband was a cardiologist in
After Salman Mohiuddin’s arrest, Afsha Jabeen fell off the radar till she was deported by UAE on Friday.
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