Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Jan 31: The state police have confirmed that four persons from Kannur who had left for Syria with the aim of joining terrorist organization, ISIS, have since died. They were from among a group of ten persons belonging to two families including women and children, who had travelled to Syria last year.

These four persons were killed during the police encounter, it is said.

As per sources, two women, their husbands, and six children (three each from these two families), had joined ISIS. Popular Front of India activist, T V Shamir, and his wife were the first to join the organization. Thereafter, the family of Anwar followed suit. Anwar and his family had left Kannur in the guise of touring Bengaluru on November 19, 2018. But they have not come back. After their relatives filed police complaint, during investigation, it was found that they had travelled to Syria via Iran.

The police believe that Anwar, Shamir, and their two sons, Safwan and Salman, were the ones who died in this incident. However, there is no information about the current status of the other surviving members of these two families.

As per the information obtained by Kannur district police, so far 35 from the district have joined ISIS. During the last one year, 15 from Kerala have died in the battle with Syrian army, it is said.