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An alleged terrorist killed 55 people while fighting for ISIS - then left the murderous terror group after they didn’t pay his wages, it has been reported.

Areeb Majeed, 23, is said to have travelled to Iraq to wage holy war, but became disillusioned when his wages were not paid.

The alleged killer, from Kalyan in the Maharashtra state of Western India, was arrested when he returned to India.

'Highly placed sources’ told the Mid-day newspaper that he had killed 55 people fighting for the bloodthirsty militants.

A senior airport official at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport said: “Areeb’s friends and family were under surveillance since he went missing in May.

"He told officials that he wasn’t happy with how things were going in ISIS,” he added.

Another anti-terror cop added: “He is suspected to have killed around 55 people as part of ISIS and he returned because he was not paid by the terrorist group.”

According to Indian police, he was one of four engineering students who flew to Baghdad on May 23 as part of a group visiting religious shrines in Iraq.

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The Khaleej Times reported he was allegedly radicalised by an Afghan businessman who operates in India.

He now faces charges of commission or conspiring to commit a terrorist act and for being a member of a terrorist organisation.