Kerala man, who joined ISIS, killed in US drone strike
Team Udayavani, Aug 1, 2019, 11:34 AM IST
Kasargod: A Kerala man, who went missing two years back suspectedly to join Islamic State (ISIS) is reported to have been killed in a drone strike carried out by American forces in Afghanistan on July 18.
Muhammed Muhasin, a Malappuram resident was killed along with Huzaifa-al-Bakistani, a trained Pakistani terrorist and a key commander of the Islamic State in the Khorosan province of Afghanistan who is known to radicalised several Indian youths.
The news of Muhasin’s death was conveyed to his family via a WhatsApp message from an unidentified number from Afghanistan.
“Your brother was seeking martyrdom. Allah has fulfilled his wish as per his aspiration. He was martyred 10 days ago in a drone attack by the American forces”.
“Please do not reveal this to the police, otherwise they will come to your home and start bothering you. Your brother doesn’t want this”, the message read.
Meanwhile officials stated that it is difficult to confirm the authenticity of the news of his death.
Muhasin who was pursuing engineering in a city college had left home on the pretext of visiting Bengaluru. Later when there was no news from him his family filed police complaint and investigations revealed that he had flown abroad to join the terrorist organization.
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