Kasaragod, Jun 28: As many as 11 members from two Kasaragod-based families are said to have gone missing from Dubai, and their relatives fear they may have joined the dreaded anti-Islamic terror outfit ‘Islamic State.
Intelligence sources said the missing persons, including minors, had been in Dubai, from where they went missing since mid-June. “Preliminary probe has revealed that these missing persons have reached Yemen to join hands with so called Salafi hardliners,’’ sources said.
The development comes almost two years after a group of Muslim men and women from Kasaragod district migrated to Afghanistan allegedly to join the IS.
The first complaint filed by Abdul Hamid, a resident of Chemnad in Kasaragod district, stated that six people including his 28-year-old daughter Nazeera have been missing since June 15. The second complaint mentioned five names – Nazeera’s husband Mohamad Sabad (35), his second wife Rahanath (28) and their three children (all below six years of age). Kerala police have filed two cases in this regard.
Relatives in Kerala said Sabad ran a mobile repair and perfume shop in Dubai, and his family members had left for Dubai last month to meet him. There has been no contact with them since June 15, they added.
“Sabad seemed a little radicalised, given how he would always talk about the so-called holy war. We fear he may have slipped into Yemen with 10 others, including his two wives and eight children,” a relative of Nazeera said.
Another relative said he has received an audio message from Sabad, stating that he has joined a religious school in Yemen and will be back after completing his course. Police are yet to verify the claim.
District superintendent of police Dr A Sreenivas said an investigation has been launched.
Comments
Add new comment