Pregnant Kerala woman, Brother in NSG, Suspected to have joined ISIS

Mangalore Today News Network

Thiruvananthapuram July 11, 2016:  A young pregnant woman missing in Kerala and believed to be among 17 people suspected to have joined the terror group ISIS was studying to be a dentist and is the sister of a National Security Guard (NSG) commando.

 

Bindu Kumar, who was among the parents who met Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the weekend to ask for help to find their missing children, says her 24-year-old daughter left in May after telling her she was going to Sri Lanka for business.

"My children were religious and patriotic. My son wanted to be a military officer and daughter chose the medical profession," Ms Kumar told the Hindustan Times.

The last few times she saw her daughter, she had been shocked to see her in a burqa.

She was studying to be a dentist when she married a Christian from Palakkad in November. The two reportedly converted to Islam.

She was missing for days and refused to take calls before her mother learnt about her wedding.

"She was a brilliant student...I messaged her to come back, I said I will accept her the way she is. She messaged ’I am happy here, Islam is a good religion. She said she wants to visit with the hijab, are you ok with it.  I said yes, she came and spent time with me," Ms Kumar said.

She went back to her husband after a few days. "Then I heard she had gone to Sri Lanka. By June 5, all communication stopped," said Ms Kumar.

Days after her daughter went incommunicado in May, she sent a message on WhatsApp.

"She did not reveal where she was calling from even though I asked her repeatedly," Ms Kumar said.

"She told me she was using someone else’s Wi-fi to message me," said Ms Kumar.

Her world shattered when she found out from TV channels that 17 people are missing and were suspected to have joined the ISIS.

Ms Kumar said she didn’t know much about her new son-in-law except that he was 32-year-old and an MBA.

Interestingly, his family has also asked the police and the government for help.