The United States Department of State has designated alleged ISIS member Siddhartha Dhar, an Indian origin British citizen as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). US said that Dhar’s property and interests under US jurisdiction were blocked.
Dhar, born to Hindu parents went on to become a campaigner for Sharia laws in the UK. He was arrested in 2014 for his association with Al Muhajiroun, a now-defunct organization. He was released on bail after which he fled the country defying a travel ban. He is believed to have fled with his wife and kids.
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Soon after his escape, he put up a picture of himself holding an AK-47 and his newborn child, mocking the UK for having a security system that allowed to make his way out to Syria. He has been on the radar ever since and is believed to have replaced Mohammad Emwazi, the ISIS executioner. Emwazi is known as ‘Jihadi John’.
Dhar, or Jihadi Sid as he is known now, is believed to be the masked man in the gruesome ISIS video dating back to 2016 which showed the execution of several prisoners that the terror outfit accused of spying for the UK.
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