The government is not taking any steps to bring back Kerala women who have joined IS.

New Delhi: The mother of one of the four women who are wives of IS terrorists and are currently imprisoned in Afghanistan has reacted to reports that the Indian government is not making efforts to bring them back to India.

Sonia Sebastian, Merin Jacob, Nimisha Fathima, and Raheela were identified as the four women.

Bindhu, Nimisha Fathima’s mother, became emotional after learning of the central government’s decision to not repatriate the women from Afghanistan. She expected the Indian government to return her daughter and complete the legal formalities. Even after the Afghan government requested that the women be deported, the Indian government did not respond.

“As an Indian, this is my human right. I live in India. Did I commit any offence against the country? When my daughter was leaving the country, I informed the then-Kerala government and police officials, but they didn’t stop her. Now, why do they want to let my daughter be killed? The US army will leave Afghanistan on September 11. What should I do?” Bindhu said

She further said that as an Indian, she is astounded by the central government’s stance.

Afghanistan’s government has asked India to intervene in the repatriation of women who are the widows of Islamic State terrorists.

Afghanistan’s government has asked India to intervene in the repatriation of women who are the widows of Islamic State terrorists.

During 2016-18, the four women travelled to Nangarhar, Afghanistan, with their husbands. Their husbands were killed in Afghan encounters.

Following their husbands’ deaths, the four women surrendered to Afghan police in 2019. They were later imprisoned in Kabul.

Meanwhile, Afghanistan officials in Delhi have remained silent on the matter. According to a senior official in Kabul, they are awaiting direction from India.

According to sources, Indian agencies disagree on the repatriation of the four women who joined IS. As a result, the Indian authorities are unlikely to make any effort to bring the women back.

Indian investigators met the four women who were living with children in Kabul in December 2019. However, during the interview with the women, the officials discovered that the four have an extreme radicalist stance. As a result, India is likely to request that the Afghan authorities prosecute the women there, following the lead of France, according to a senior official.

At the same time, Interpol issued a red notice against the four women in response to India’s request.