There may be 23 Indians in Iraq and Syria fighting for the terror group Islamic State, as per Indian intelligence agencies.
As per a report, out of the 23 Indians who are in the Islamic State, 17 are from southern states.
Four belong to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, four are from Kerala, three from Tamil Nadu, four from Maharashtra, one from Jammu and Kashmir and one from Uttar Pradesh.
The report further stated that six out of these 23 Indians who had joined the dreaded terror network have died and two have returned.
On December 26, three students from Hyderabad, suspected to be on their way to Syria to join the Islamic State were detained by the Telangana Police and Maharashtra ATS at the Nagpur airport.
However, the home ministry has said that the IS has not been able to establish any significant presence in India.
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