Hyderabad to ISIS...

Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, an engineering student who went for MS in London, joined the terror outfit Islamic State (IS) died fighting in Syria leaving his family in shock.

This Hyderabadi based engineer joined in reputed college for pursuing his higher education in London in 2014. There he got influenced by IS idealogy and fled to Syria.

Mohammed Atif Waseem died about two weeks ago, according to information received by his family in Hyderabad.The family, which hails from Manchriyal in Adilabad district and settled in Hyderabad, received an email in Arabic purportedly from the IS on April 24, informing them about Waseem's death in fighting.The shocked family informed the police about the mail.

Waseem was engaged to a Hyderabadi girl BDS student. He had even telephoned her before leaving for Syria in March this year to convey his decision to join the IS. He apologized to her and advised her to look for another life partner. He had earlier told his parents about his decision.
However, fearing social stigma, neither Waseem's parents nor his fiancee informed the police.

This is the first case of a youth from Hyderabad being killed while fighting for the IS in Syria. In January, a techie from the city was arrested at Hyderabad airport while on his way to Syria via Dubai to join the IS. Police said 32-year-old Salman Mohiuddin, who had returned from the US, was in touch with a British woman in Dubai and they planned to join the terror group. Police on October 29 last year detained a former employee of Google on suspicion that he was traveling to Saudi Arabia to go to Iraq to join the IS.