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The arrest of 32-year-old Salman Mohiuddin , a US-trained Hyderabad engineer, on charges of trying to join terrorist group ISIS, has left everyone shocked. He was held from Hyderabad airport on Friday while he was trying to board a flight to Dubai, with police saying he was on his way to Syria and then planned to return to India to carry out anti-national activities.

His arrest comes weeks after Mehdi masroor Biswas, a youth living in Bangalore, was arrested for allegedly running a pro-ISIS Twitter account. Earlier, Areeb Majeed, a Thane youth, was arrested as he returned to India after joining ISIS fighters in Syria.

So who is this latest ISIS recruit from India and how did he get radicalised?

Here are five things you should know about Salman Mohiuddin (based on information provided by police sources to The Indian Express ):

1. Studied B.Tech in Hyderabad: Salman Mohiuddin reportedly studied engineering at Anwarul-Uloom College of Engineering and Technology at Vikarabad and passed out in 2008. Then he went to do his MS at Texas Southern University.

2. Was a sales executive in the US: Salman Mohiuddin worked as a sales executive at several places in Houston, including a car rental firm and pharmaceutical company.

3. Liked to visit pro-jihadi websites: Salman is accused of being a regular visitor of IS and other jehadi groups websites, thus came under the radar of US intelligence agencies. He also allegedly left messages on pro-ISIS websites and on social media pages of jihadi groups active in Syria.

4. Has a British girlfriend: Salman, who got married after college, is said to have a British girlfriend too who also reportedly decided to go with him to Syria via Turkey to join ISIS.

5. Tried to recruit others: Salman and his girlfriend are said to have created various social networking groups under fake names and had started propaganda to attract more people who were interested in ISIS. He is accused of trying to attract youth across the country through the social media with an intention of taking them to Syria and Iraq.

