A man of 24 years ,Mehdi Masroor Biswas,running a twitter account that endulged in the promotion of an Islamic state has been arrested in Southern India.The said pro Islamic State twitter handle had about 18000 followers befor it was closed down.The action was taken after BBC reported that it had identified the person behind the said account.
The @ShamiWitness account, which has since closed, provided news on IS and celebrated its rise in Syria and Iraq.
Police said Mr Biswas was arrested for cyber-terrorism offences and crimes against the state, but they do not believe he has actual links to IS.
'Family needs me'
An engineer by training, Mr Biswas went online late at night to "ferociously tweet" information about IS, police said.
With nearly 18,000 followers, @ShamiWitness was one of the main sources of information about the group in English.
The IS militant group has used social media to recruit foreign fighters and to disseminate videos of their fighters beheading Western journalists and aid workers.
The Channel 4 News report said he told followers that he would have joined IS himself if his family did not depend on him
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