3 more youth missing, likely to have joined ISIS

The number of people who have allegedly joined the ISIS from Kerala rose on Saturday, with three more youths going missing.

The families of two youth, Mohammad Murshid, 28, and Mohammad Sajid, 28, belonging to Padanna, filed man-missing complaints with the police on Saturday. They reportedly joined ISIS along with 11 others from Kasargod.

Chandera SHO E. Anoop Kumar said that the complaints were filed by Murshid’s brother and Sajid’s father.

The two were employed in Abu Dhabi and had told their relatives on May 30 that they were in Mumbai and that they would reach Padanna on the day of Id, Mr Kumar told said.

District superintendent of police, Thomson Jose, said that the police were aware of only two cases. “The reports about others appeared in the media only. We have not been told about any central agency probe and no one has contacted us,” he said.

Another native of Kochi, identified as Merrin, was among the group of persons who allegedly joined the ISIS.

Police sources said the family members of Merrin, hailing from Thammanam, suspected their daughter of being a part of the group that allegedly left to join ISIS.

The parents said they have not received any information from her for the past three months after she had left for Sri Lanka to study Islam.