I'm a soldier, I have no regrets, says ISIS Twitter handler Mehdi Masroor BiswasWest Bengal-born Mehdi was a management executive in an MNC, and allegedly worked as an ISIS propaganda activist, tweeting and retweeting t...
19 Dec, 2014, 11.25 AM IST
Alleged IS twitter account handler's police custody extended by 15 days"His police custody has been extended by 15 days till January 2. We had asked for 25 days," Joint Commissioner of Police Hemanth Nimbalkar ...
18 Dec, 2014, 08.10 PM IST
I have no links in city: Mehdi Masroor Biswas“We have not come across any possible domestic connections, including any friendships in the city,” an officer involved in the investigatio...
18 Dec, 2014, 06.39 AM IST
Mehdi Effect: Cops ask private security agencies to increase vigilance in malls and cafesPolice teams visited Namma Metro stations, the city railway station, bus stands, city market and Manipal Centre as part of a security audit.
17 Dec, 2014, 07.10 AM IST
Bengaluru police eases pressure on Twitter in Mehdi Biswas caseThe investigating authorities will use data provided by the microblogging site to ascertain who Mehdi was in touch with in India and abroad...
16 Dec, 2014, 10.51 AM IST
ISIS Twitter Account case: 60% followers of Mehdi Masroor Biswas are non-Muslims“Mehdi described Indian Muslims as 'sarkari Muslims' who were incapable of fighting against government forces,” an official said.
16 Dec, 2014, 10.14 AM IST
How Mehdi Masroor Biswas was traced in few minutesBut an equally shadowy internet marketer in Michigan in the US who has been closely monitoring the conflict in the Middle East.
16 Dec, 2014, 07.18 AM IST
Police seeks more details from Twitter on IS account handler"Twitter Inc has started responding to our queries. I have sought more details regarding ShamiWitness which are crucial to investigation," ...
15 Dec, 2014, 10.01 PM IST
ISIS tweeter Mehdi's backers want him free, threaten DCPA set of tweets and retweets terms journalists 'kuffars' (non-believers) who "copied from @ShamiWitness so many times and gave him up".
15 Dec, 2014, 08.42 AM IST
Mehdi Biswas case: Dissatisfied over cooperation, police summons Twitter India marketing head“We asked for certain information five days ago, but we are not happy with the way Twitter officials have responded," said DCP (Crime) Abhi...
15 Dec, 2014, 04.05 AM IST
IS Twitter account handler Mehdi Masroor Biswas remanded to 5 days police custodyThe alleged handler of the most influential pro-Islamic State (IS) Twitter account Mehdi Masroor Biswas has been remanded to five-day polic...
14 Dec, 2014, 02.56 PM IST
Extending full co-operation with investigation process: ITCBengaluru-based engineer Mehdi Masroor Biswas was arrested by police who claims he has "confessed" of handling the pro-jihad tweeter "@Sham...
13 Dec, 2014, 10.08 PM IST
ISIS Twitter handler Mehdi Masroor's father says he is not aware of arrestThe police has not contacted him, he said. The senior Biswas said he did not believe that his son had any link with ISIS.
13 Dec, 2014, 04.09 PM IST
ISIS Twitter account handler Mehdi Masroor Biswas confessesMehdi "confessed" he was handling the pro-jihad tweeter "@ShamiWitness" and he was particularly close to English-speaking ISIS terrorists.
13 Dec, 2014, 03.08 PM IST
Executive from Bengaluru operates ISIS's most successful Twitter handle, @ShamiWitnessHe had been encouraging ISIS fighters through his tweets, and had several times posted the video of US aid worker Peter Kassig's beheading.
13 Dec, 2014, 07.36 AM IST
Islamic State twitter account operator is a Bangalore executive: Report, Police launch probeThe Crime branch of the Bangalore police today launched a probe to look into its veracity regarding the IT city's link with the Twitter acc...
12 Dec, 2014, 06.29 PM IST
Bengaluru police probing British media report on ISIS recruiterIn its report, the British news broadcaster 'Channel 4' said that the man operating the account is an executive in the city working for an ...
12 Dec, 2014, 04.02 PM IST