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Nine Indians Held Near Syria Border, Deported to Bangalore
Nine Indian citizens were detained close to the Syria border and deported to Bangalore on January 30, according to a press release issued by the police, which added that the group had left India on December 24.
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Islamic State's Top Man on Twitter Was in Touch With Iraq Combatant: Police
Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the man allegedly behind the pro-Islamic State Twitter handle @shamiwitness, was in touch with a combatant of the terror group in Iraq, according to the police.
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India Bans Islamic State Days After Engineer's Arrest: Report
India has declared a ban on Islamic State, days after having detained an engineer for running a popular Twitter account extolling the militant group's military campaign.
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Mehdi's Entire Focus Was West Asia, Say Bangalore Police
The entire focus of Mehdi Masroor Biswas' Twitter account was West Asia and most of his followers are from there, said the Bangalore police, who arrested the man three days ago.
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60 Per Cent Followers of Mehdi's Twitter Account @ShamiWitness non-Muslims, Says Government
More than 60 per cent followers of Bengaluru executive Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the man accused of being behind the pro-ISIS Twitter handle @ShamiWitness, were non-Muslims and a majority of his Muslim followers were from western countries, particularly the UK, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
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Bangalore Police Receive Threat Calls, Tweets Demand Revenge For Mehdi's Arrest
Twenty-four hours after the arrest of Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the man accused of being behind the pro-ISIS Twitter handle @ShamiWitness, the Bangalore police received a few threat calls. Various tweets also surfaced, calling for revenge against the police who arrested Mehdi on Saturday and questioning the validity of the arrest.
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This Man Ran @shamiwitness, Islamic State's Top Twitter Account, Say Police
Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the young man arrested in the early hours today, was allegedly operating the most influential Twitter handle for Islamic State - @shamiwitness, which had over 17,000 followers. An electrical engineer from Kolkata, he had been working at a multinational corporation by the day and spreading Jihadi propaganda by night, police sai...
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It Was a T-Shirt That Led Authorities to Mehdi, Within Just 14 Hours
Without server logs, it was impossible to know the Internet Protocol (IP) address, that could give a fair indication of the man's location. What other technique could they use? The group decided to fall back on tried and tested "old style policing".
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'I Don't Believe It, My Son Has Been Framed,' Says Mehdi's Father
The father of Mehdi Masroor Biswas - the man who was arrested in Bangalore for allegedly operating the most influential Twitter handle for Islamic State, @shamiwitness - says he would never believe that his son could be mixed up in such an enterprise.
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Islamic State's Top Man on Twitter Had No Direct Contact With Jihadis, Say Police
Mehdi Masroor Biswas, a 24-year-old engineer from Bengal, was allegedly operating the most influential Twitter handle for Islamic State - @shamiwitness. An employee of a multinational group in Bangalore, he had no direct contact with jihadists of the Islamic State or Al Qaeda. He had undergone radicalization on his own, say police, who arrested the...
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Bengaluru Executive Behind Islamic State's Top Twitter Account Arrested
A Bengaluru-based man who allegedly operated Islamic State's most influential Twitter account was arrested from his house by the Bengaluru Police last night. A case has been registered against him under the Information Technology Act.
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Man Who Operated Pro-IS Twitter Account May Have Masked His Location: Sources
Indian security agencies have sought records from Twitter, Facebook and Google to track down the person behind the Twitter handle "@shamiwitness". UK based Channel 4 news claimed that the man who operated the Twitter handle is one of the most influential recruiters for the Islamic State and is based in Bengaluru.
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Bengaluru Executive Behind Islamic State's Top Twitter Account: Cops Investigate UK Channel's Claim
The police in Bengaluru are investigating a British channel's claim that an Indian executive based in the city operated Islamic State's most influential twitter account and could be one of the biggest online recruiters for the terror group.
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Bengaluru Executive Behind Islamic State's Top Twitter Account, Claims Britain's Channel 4 News
An Indian executive based in Bengaluru could be one of the biggest online recruiters for terror group Islamic State, Britain's Channel 4 News has said, claiming to have unmasked the identity of the "man behind the most influential IS twitter account."
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Nine Indians Held Near Syria Border, Deported to Bangalore
Nine Indian citizens were detained close to the Syria border and deported to Bangalore on January 30, according to a press release issued by the police, which added that the group had left India on December 24.
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Islamic State's Top Man on Twitter Was in Touch With Iraq Combatant: Police
Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the man allegedly behind the pro-Islamic State Twitter handle @shamiwitness, was in touch with a combatant of the terror group in Iraq, according to the police.
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India Bans Islamic State Days After Engineer's Arrest: Report
India has declared a ban on Islamic State, days after having detained an engineer for running a popular Twitter account extolling the militant group's military campaign.
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Mehdi's Entire Focus Was West Asia, Say Bangalore Police
The entire focus of Mehdi Masroor Biswas' Twitter account was West Asia and most of his followers are from there, said the Bangalore police, who arrested the man three days ago.
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60 Per Cent Followers of Mehdi's Twitter Account @ShamiWitness non-Muslims, Says Government
More than 60 per cent followers of Bengaluru executive Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the man accused of being behind the pro-ISIS Twitter handle @ShamiWitness, were non-Muslims and a majority of his Muslim followers were from western countries, particularly the UK, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
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Bangalore Police Receive Threat Calls, Tweets Demand Revenge For Mehdi's Arrest
Twenty-four hours after the arrest of Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the man accused of being behind the pro-ISIS Twitter handle @ShamiWitness, the Bangalore police received a few threat calls. Various tweets also surfaced, calling for revenge against the police who arrested Mehdi on Saturday and questioning the validity of the arrest.
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This Man Ran @shamiwitness, Islamic State's Top Twitter Account, Say Police
Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the young man arrested in the early hours today, was allegedly operating the most influential Twitter handle for Islamic State - @shamiwitness, which had over 17,000 followers. An electrical engineer from Kolkata, he had been working at a multinational corporation by the day and spreading Jihadi propaganda by night, police sai...
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It Was a T-Shirt That Led Authorities to Mehdi, Within Just 14 Hours
Without server logs, it was impossible to know the Internet Protocol (IP) address, that could give a fair indication of the man's location. What other technique could they use? The group decided to fall back on tried and tested "old style policing".
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'I Don't Believe It, My Son Has Been Framed,' Says Mehdi's Father
The father of Mehdi Masroor Biswas - the man who was arrested in Bangalore for allegedly operating the most influential Twitter handle for Islamic State, @shamiwitness - says he would never believe that his son could be mixed up in such an enterprise.
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Islamic State's Top Man on Twitter Had No Direct Contact With Jihadis, Say Police
Mehdi Masroor Biswas, a 24-year-old engineer from Bengal, was allegedly operating the most influential Twitter handle for Islamic State - @shamiwitness. An employee of a multinational group in Bangalore, he had no direct contact with jihadists of the Islamic State or Al Qaeda. He had undergone radicalization on his own, say police, who arrested the...
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Bengaluru Executive Behind Islamic State's Top Twitter Account Arrested
A Bengaluru-based man who allegedly operated Islamic State's most influential Twitter account was arrested from his house by the Bengaluru Police last night. A case has been registered against him under the Information Technology Act.
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Man Who Operated Pro-IS Twitter Account May Have Masked His Location: Sources
Indian security agencies have sought records from Twitter, Facebook and Google to track down the person behind the Twitter handle "@shamiwitness". UK based Channel 4 news claimed that the man who operated the Twitter handle is one of the most influential recruiters for the Islamic State and is based in Bengaluru.
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Bengaluru Executive Behind Islamic State's Top Twitter Account: Cops Investigate UK Channel's Claim
The police in Bengaluru are investigating a British channel's claim that an Indian executive based in the city operated Islamic State's most influential twitter account and could be one of the biggest online recruiters for the terror group.
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Bengaluru Executive Behind Islamic State's Top Twitter Account, Claims Britain's Channel 4 News
An Indian executive based in Bengaluru could be one of the biggest online recruiters for terror group Islamic State, Britain's Channel 4 News has said, claiming to have unmasked the identity of the "man behind the most influential IS twitter account."
