Sartaj, who lives in Kanpur, father of Saifullah, the young man shot dead in an anti-terror operation near Lucknow yesterday, has refused to accept the dead body of his son.
"A traitor can't be our son. We are Indians, we were born here, our forefathers were born here. One who indulges in anti-national activities can't be our son... we won't accept his body," he said.
Saifullah’s father Sartaj said, “This was not in country's interest. We will not accept the body of an anti-national.”
"Two-and-a-half months ago, he left home after I beat him up for not working. He called last Monday and told us that he was going to Saudi," he added, recounting the last conversation with his son.
The alleged ISIS gang had nine members, all Muslims in their 20s, who met through chat rooms after discovering the ISIS propaganda online, said sources in the National Investigation Agency or NIA.
By Premji
