After passing his sixth semester examination with flying colours a ‘radicalised’ third year student of B Tech (Information and Technology) at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) in Rajouri is believed to have joined ranks of Zakir Musa’s terrorist outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
Hailing from Ahmed Nagar area of Soura in Srinagar, the sixth semester student identified as Mohammed Eisa Fazili was found missing from his hostel room on August 17. He had recently cleared his sixth semester examination on July 18, 2017 securing 433/750 marks.
Before the University authorities in Rajouri could ascertain his whereabouts and informed his parents to track him down his pictures holding a rifle in his hand surfaced on the social media pages on August 19.
The message posted on the time line of a social media page ‘Shariyat ya Shahadat’ read as , “Newly joined the ranks in Kashmir. Brother Mohammad Eisa Fazili alias Eisa Ruhullah from Soura, Srinagar. B. Tech student from Ghulam Shah Badshah University. He was also giving lectures from Book of Jihad of Imam Ibn Nuhas Rahimahullah to youth”.
The development has shocked the entire student community and faculty members in the campus.
“We never noticed him indulging in any suspicious activity. It is difficult to say whether he was in touch with any one from the militant outfit for a long time. He was a very silent boy and used to lead special prayers in the hostel. He went away without intimating anyone on the campus, Dr Sameer Raina, Training and Placement Officer of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University told The Pioneer.
After a brief holiday at home he returned to the campus in the first week of August but had not enrolled himself for the seventh semester. He was staying in the hostel room but was not attending classes, Dr Raina told The Pioneer.
After University authorities intimated local police authorities they conducted a search in his hostel room and also questioned his roommates to learn about his personality and his recent activities. Students informed the police authorities before leaving he offered his routine prayers and left the campus with all his personal belongings and religious books.
The University authorities also issued a written statement claiming, “It has come to the notice of the University that one student of B.Tech (IT), Batch 2014-18 namely Mohammed Eisa Fazili S/o Noor Un- Naeem Faizili R/o Ahmed Nagar, Soura, Srinagar who was a resident of the Hostel left the premises of the Hostel on 17th August 2017 without any information to hostel management”.
“The concerned warden on usual round noticed his absence and immediately informed the Provost who tried to gather information about the whereabouts of the said boy but no worthwhile information was made available”.
"The parents of the students were informed to know the whereabouts and safety of the student. However, no information from the parents has yet been received. The concerned student after appearing in the exams of 6th semester has not registered for the 7th semester of the B.Tech programme and has not attended any classwork. In the meanwhile, after getting some unofficial reports on the social media about the aforesaid boy the University authorities have reported the matter to the district administration and police for further necessary action".