As reported by the cetusnews.com, Siddhartha Dhar, also known as Abu Rumaysah, escaped from the UK to join ISIS in Syria, now he replaced Londoner 'Jihadi John', as the group's executioner, the US government said.
Siddhartha Dhar, an Indian origin British Hindu who converted to Islam and now goes by the name Abu Rumaysah, had skipped police bail in the UK to travel to Syria with his wife and young children in 2014.
According to US State Department paperwork, Dhar has either "committed or poses a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of US nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States." reported by SCOTT.
The statement also says that as they are now deemed to be global terrorists, the US will seek to deny them "the resources they need to plan and carry out further terrorist attacks."
There are some consequences of this action, all of Dhar's properties and interests in capital subject to US jurisdiction are blocked, and US persons are prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them, the statement said.
Who is Siddha Dhar?
Siddharth Dhar is an Indian origin Hindu but converted to Islam for his wife, Aisha. He was a salesman.
Dhar was an active member of now defunct terrorist organization Al-Muhajiroun group. He was arrested in September 2014.
He was released just after few hours of arrest on bail. He was ordered to submit his passport and banned to travel overseas.
He went to Syria to join IS via Paris.
Once there, he took to Twitter to taunt British authorities, boasting about his new life with an AK-47 assault rifle under one arm and his infant son under the other. firstpost.com reported.
According to, The security officials they believe, Dhar is the masked leader who appeared in a January 2016 ISIS video of the execution of several prisoners ISIS accused of spying for the UK.
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