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Missing Kerala techie, accused of joining ISIS terror group, is dead?

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June 20, 2017

Kasaragod, Jun 20: Even as Central investigating agencies are closely watching the whereabouts of the missing Keralites suspected to have joined the dreaded Islamic State terror group, a message received here confirmed the killing of one of the missing youths in Afghanistan.is

A Telegram app message, purportedly sent by Ashfak Majeed, 27, a native of southern coastal belt of Padanna in Kasaragod district, to an acquaintance of his here confirmed the death of Sajeer Abdulla Mangalassery, a native of Wayanad, who was believed to be the first person to leave Kerala allegedly to join the terrorist group.

Message received

The message carrying the facial image of the deceased person was received on Monday.

Ashfak Majeed, who was among the 21 who disappeared from the state, in similar messages earlier had confirmed the killing of three alleged IS recruits from Kerala, terming them as “shaheed”. However, the message did not specify as to how and when Sajeer Abdulla was killed.

NIT-C graduate

Sajeer, a computer engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, with outstanding academic track record, was believed to be the first one to join the IS from the State and is widely regarded as the key recruiting agent by vociferously championing the IS fighting against the allied forces.

Sajeer Abdulla and family had shifted to Kozhikode after his father, a KSRTC driver, was posted in the city depot. The message said, “May Allah accept him” but declined to divulge further details.

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Mani
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Wednesday, 21 Jun 2017

NIA or Saffron intelligence IB . has gone upto next level ....previously they were doing fake encounters ....now they are linking innocent youths to ISIS....oh people do not be fooled by these agencies ...and Govt is playing vital role in this tactics ....as they always wanted MUSLIMs to be connected to terrorism then only they can survive

These facts will comes out later ....after some years ...where Sangh plays a role ....and at that time another scam already working according to the present trending #terrorism

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April 8,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 8: The Karnataka government is in favour of lifting the coronavirus lockdown in districts which remained free of the virus infection, subject to approval from the Centre, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday.

In an interview to, he also said the state intended to relax liquor sales, stopped since the 21-day lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, after April 14 in a bid to increase state revenues.

The chief minister said the state's legislators would take a 30 per cent salary cut.

According to officials, there were no COVID-19 cases in 12 districts of the total 30 districts in the state.

As on Wednesday, there were 181 COVID-19 cases in the state, including 5 deaths and 28 discharges.

"If the Prime Minister suggests to states to take decision (on lock-down) based on the situation in their respective states, my position is to take a call (on roll-back) in districts free from COVID-19", Yediyurappa said.

This is to allow people to go about their business and move about within the district and not from one district to another, after April 14, after taking the approval of the Prime Minister, he said.

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June 17,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 17: A private flight chartered by UAE-based NRI hotelier Praveen Shetty has brought home around 175 people from United Arab Emirates.

This is the third flight chartered by Mr Shetty, chairman of the Fortune Group of Hotels, and president of the Karnataka Non-Resident Indian Forum, to repatriate his employees and other stranded Kannadigas.

The Air Arabia flight with 168 adult passengers and six infants on board took off from Sharjah International Airport at 9:45 pm (UAE time) on June 16 and landed at Mangaluru International Airport at 2:50 am Indian Standard Time on June 17.

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June 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 27: The Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s office on Infantry Road has been sealed after one of the staffers tested Covid-positive. It will remain shut from June 27 to 29. 

A senior police officer from the administrative department, in a media release, stated that almost the entire staff has been asked to work from home, while some have told to work from sub-divisions of DCP’s offices. 

It is said that one of the staffers, who recently reported for duty at Anti-Terror Cell (ATC), tested positive on Friday, and officials took a decision to seal the premises after the media got wind of it. 

Earlier, a function for Drug Observation Day too was held on the premises on Friday. The staff has not been asked to go on quarantine. 

Only a few staffers have been asked to come to the police control room situated in the same building.

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