Govt tries to de-radicalise youth linked to arrested Jaipur executive

An IOC executive arrested in Jaipur on the charges being linked to IS-related activities had allegedly formed a group, IS sympathisers, that included a girl from Hyderabad in her twenties and two boys from Maharashtra, sources told HT.

An IOC executive arrested in Jaipur on the charges being linked to IS-related activities had allegedly formed a group, IS sympathisers, that included a girl from Hyderabad in her twenties and two boys from Maharashtra, sources told HT.

An official of the state-run Indian Oil Corporation was arrested in Jaipur on Thursday for alleged links with the Islamic State and urging youngsters to join the jihadi group. (File Photo) (File Photo)

“The girl in her mid-20s was radicalised online and deeply influenced by the activities of IS. She is under surveillance but efforts are on to de-radicalise her with the help of family and community leaders,” said a home ministry official.

Officials in Maharashtra are also talking to the families of two boys in order to wean them away from the lure of IS.