Family of a former Central Queensland University student who had joined Islamic State is running from pillar to post to facilitate their son’s return to India.
A resident of Indian administered Kashmir, Adil Ahmed alias Adil Wada had reportedly joined the outfit after he moved to Syria in June 2013.
The 32-year-old business graduate was captured by US-allied forces in Syria after he was forced to surrender along with many other IS activists in March, according to Indian officials.
His Kashmir-based father, Fayaz Ahmed Wada, who works as a contractor and runs a departmental store in Srinagar, has now written to the Indian government seeking their help to bring his son back to India.
“I am hopeful that since the new government has taken over in New Delhi, things will move on (in bringing back his son),” Mr Wada told Indian media.
Confirming the development, the Indian officials said Mr Wada’s application has been sent to the central security agencies in New Delhi for consideration.
“I have been informed that a formal process will start only after the new government assumes office in New Delhi,” Mr Wada added.
Adil Ahmed, who is described as an ‘introvert’ by his family, arrived in Australia on a student visa in 2009, his father told Kashmir Patriot.
It is alleged that it was during his two-year stay in Australia that Adil got in touch with IS sympathisers before leaving for his home country after the completion of his diploma in management in 2012.
After spending three months in India, Adil left for Turkey via Jordan and finally landed in Syria where he joined IS in June 2013, according to Indian officials.
Adil told his family back in India that he was working with an NGO in Turkey, after struggling to find a job in Australia and Malaysia, as an alibi to placate his parents.
While in Syria, he reportedly got married to a Dutch woman who had also joined the group. In 2014, the couple had a son who died during unrest in the region.
His father told Kashmir Patriot that he got to know about his son’s whereabouts after he received a voice note from him, earlier this year. He reportedly informed him that both he and his wife were in custody of the US-allied forces.
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