Turkey deports 9 Indians after suspected ISIS links

February 01, 2015 00:09

Nine persons, who had reached Istanbul on tourist visas from Bengaluru, were detained by Turkish authorities while they were trying to cross over to Syria, and deported to India with the city police stating it is probing whether they have any links with terror group ISIS.

These individuals had reached Istanbul on tourist visas on December 24 last from Bengaluru and were sent back to India on January 30, by Turkish authorities, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner M N Reddi said.

"On their arrival at BIAL, they (nine individuals) were questioned by the Bengaluru City Police along with central agencies regarding the circumstances of their visit to Turkey," Reddi said in a statement.

"Enquiry is going on into their background and motive behind travelling to Syria via Turkey," he said.

Police sources said it was also being probed whether these people had any plan to join ISIS.

Turkish authorities had detained these individuals at the Turkish border while they were trying to cross over to Syria, Reddi said.

They have been identified as Muhammed Abdul Ahad (46) and his family consisting of his wife and five children, natives of Chennai, Javeed Baba (24) native of Khammam district, Telangana, and Ibrahim Nowfal (24) of Hassan, Karnataka, he said.

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