Twenrty four-year-old Biswas has "confessed" that he was handling the pro-jihad account"@ShamiWitness" and had become "a source of incitement and information" for new ISIS recruits, Karnataka DGP L Pachau told reporters.

Biswas, an engineer working as "manufacturing executive" with ITC Foods for an annual package of Rs 5.3 lakh, was arrested from his rented one-room apartment, Police Commissioner M N Reddi said, adding, he did not resist when e police took him into custody.

When contacted, Nazeeb Arif, Vice President Corporate Communications of ITC LTD, admitted that Biswas was an employee. "We informed Bengaluru police about his employment status as soon as we heard media reports on this issue, and are cooperating with investigators, " Arif said.

As far as Biswas' arrest is concerned, conflicting reports have emerged on how the police managed to track him down.


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