A Pakistani report has claimed that terrorism is gaining strength in the south Indian state of Kerala, in India. It was in the report of the director of Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), Abdulla Khan that news which will send a shiver down the spine of Keralites were mentioned.
After Kashmir, Kerala comes in second as the place from most number of recruitment to ISIS has been made. In the last three years, a whopping 54 people from Kerala have joined ISIS, says the report. They have all been taken to Syria and Iraq for Jihad, adds the report by PICSS which has their headquarters in Islamabad.
“Indian Citizens, especially from Kerala state find, IS more attractive than any other group. At least 54 people from Kerala joined IS during the past three years. They are also well educated, most are engineers, doctors and MBA degree holder Indian citizens are mostly joining Khorasan Chapter than the core group in Iraq or Syria” says the report.
Earlier, the Islamic State’s official mouthpiece Amaq News Agency claimed a ‘province’ in India, called “Wilayah of Hind” following the skirmish with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
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