An engineering graduate from Hyderabad, who joined the terror group ISIS, has died “while fighting in Syria,” Intelligence sources on Tuesday said quoting his family members. Mohd Haneef Waseem, 27, had reportedly joined the ISIS in Syria in February this year, they said.
The Telangana Police are in the process of gathering more information about Haneef’s alleged links with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). They are also trying to find out how he could have gone to Syria. “We are collecting more information and the process in this regard is on,” a top Intelligence officer said.
“He (Haneef) completed engineering degree from Hyderabad around four years back. He later went to london where he completed his masters course. In February this year, he left for Syria from london. He seems to have joined the Islamic State in Syria where he died,” the officer told PTI.
“How he died we do not know...While fighting or in landmine blast or accidental death, we are not sure, but he died in March and the same was informed to his family members around 10 days back, who stay in Rajendra Nagar here,” the officer said, adding that Haneef’s family members in turn informed the matter to police.