A woman of 25 from Pathanamthitta escaped an attempt to sell her to ISIS in Syria by a man named Mohammed Riyas Rashidi who had converted her to Islam through blackmail.
Kerala Police investigation team on this case says they have uncovered a dedicated network operating in the North Kerala and South Karnataka who engage in such activities. 10 people including a woman have been identified and two people who allegedly facilitated their marriage has been arrested. The main accused was in Saudi Arabia and was later arrested by NIA at Chennai.
The Pathanamthitta native woman grew up in Gujarat. She met Riyas while studying in Bangalore.
Kerala Police investigation team on this case says they have uncovered a dedicated network operating in the North Kerala and South Karnataka who engage in such activities. 10 people including a woman have been identified and two people who allegedly facilitated their marriage has been arrested. The main accused was in Saudi Arabia and was later arrested by NIA at Chennai.
Accused Mohammed Riyas Rashidi
The Pathanamthitta native woman grew up in Gujarat. She met Riyas while studying in Bangalore.
She was allegedly raped and was blackmailed using video of her rape to convert her to Islam and to make her a follower of Zakir Naik. The woman was confined in a place in North Paravur for 6 months after which she was taken to Saudi Arabia where she was made to watch Zakir Naik videos and such. She got some clue that she was going to be sold to ISIS in Syria and escaped from his clutches and flew back to India with the help of Malayalees whom she met at the airport.
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