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India arrests man over pro-Islamic State tweets @shamiwitness: India arrests man over pro-Islamic State tweets
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Police in southern India have arrested a man suspected of running a Twitter account promoting Islamic State (IS), officials say. A man suspected of running an influential Twitter account promoting Islamic State (IS) has been arrested in southern India, police say.
It comes after the British network Channel Four said a Bangalore executive ran the Twitter handle @ShamiWitness. The man, a 24-year-old working in Bangalore, was named as Mehdi Masroor Biswas.
The account, which has since closed, provided news on IS and celebrated its rise in Syria and Iraq. It comes after the British network Channel Four said it had identified the man running the account.
Indian police have not confirmed the identity of the detained man, who was named as "Mehdi" in the report. The @ShamiWitness account, which has since closed, provided news on IS and celebrated its rise in Syria and Iraq.
Police said Mr Biswas was arrested for cyber-terrorism offences and crimes against the state, but they do not believe he has actual links to IS.
'Family needs me'
An engineer by training, Mr Biswas went online late at night to "ferociously tweet" information about IS, police said.
With nearly 18,000 followers, @ShamiWitness was one of the main sources of information about the group in English.With nearly 18,000 followers, @ShamiWitness was one of the main sources of information about the group in English.
The IS militant group has used social media to recruit foreign fighters and to disseminate videos of their fighters beheading Western journalists and aid workers.The IS militant group has used social media to recruit foreign fighters and to disseminate videos of their fighters beheading Western journalists and aid workers.
The Channel Four report said he told followers that he would have joined IS himself if his family did not depend on him.
"If I had a chance to leave everything and join them I might have... my family needs me here," he said.