Police on the lookout for Yakub Memon sympathiser who wants to join Islamic State

Days after execution of 1993 Bombay blast convict Yakub Memon, Mumbai Police is on the lookout for one of his sympathisers. Zuber Ahmed Khan, who claims to be a journalist, has expressed desire to join Islamic State by renouncing his Indian citizenship. 

Khan has reportedly made several controversial posts on social media before and after the execution of Memon.

In his posts, he claims that Memon was innocent, calls the government a terrorist and accuses the judiciary of being biased. Khan also threatens that every day new Yakubs will take birth to destroy India. 

His posts went viral and alerted the Mumbai police. According to IBN Live, he was tracked down to Bandra, but when the police reached the area he had already fled. So far, no cases have been registered against Zuber Ahmed Khan.

@Swamy39 This man Zuber Ahmed Khan wants to be a reporter of ISIS,& may be threat to internal security..!!! pic.twitter.com/FXqbnNZ2Ik

— Anil Kumar Shukla (@1986anilshukla) August 1, 2015

In an open letter to ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Khan expresses desire to become the official spokesperson of the group stating that he has the requisite qualification. He claimed that he has done research on the 'atrocities' done by government, police and Hindu terrorists. Khan cited two other people and wanted to join ISIS like them. 

Police has been on high alert to prevent any kind of communal tension after the execution of Yakub Memon. But it's left to be seen how soon they can nab Zuber Khan.