Noor Mohammad

As per senior police officials, a 30-year-old man from Afghanistan named Noor Ajiz Mohammad, who had been living illegally in Nagpur for last 10 years, has apparently joined the Taliban.

Another cop revealed that Noor used to sell blankets and was unmarried. Moreover, his original name was Abdul Haque and his brother was working with the Taliban.

Social media was abuzz after images of Noor holding a rifle reportedly in Kabul went viral. Noor, who was deported to Afghanistan on June 23 this year, was living in a rented place in Dighori area.

PTI quoted the senior cop by saying, The man, Noor Mohammad Ajiz Mohammad, 30, was found staying in Nagpur since the last 10 years illegally. He was living in a rented place in Dighori area of the city. Acting on a tip-off, the police had started keeping a watch on his activities. He was finally nabbed and deported to Afghanistan on June 23.

The cop further said, After his deportation, he seems to have joined the Taliban and his photo holding a gun has emerged on social media.

Few people, who showed cops the photo, are claiming that the person in the photograph is Noor and they were his friends.

It was learnt that Noor had come to Nagpur in 2010 on a six-month tourist visa. After his visa expired, he had applied for a refugee status at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for himself.

However, his application got rejected and ever since, he had been staying illegally in the city.

PTI stated, After he was nabbed, police found that he had ?entry and exit wounds from a gunshot near his left shoulder, he said, adding that when his social media accounts were checked, it was found that he was following some terrorists whose videos of gun firing were available on social media.