Freedom may remain a distant dream for IS widows

Freedom may remain a distant dream for Islamic State (IS) widows including Nimisha Fathima, as a long drawn battle awaits them in India, if extradited from Afghanistan.She has been accused of joining

Freedom may remain a distant dream for Islamic State (IS) widows including Nimisha Fathima, as a long drawn battle awaits them in India, if extradited from Afghanistan. She has been accused of joining IS, a banned terrorist organisation, an offence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). There were reports that Fathima, a Keralite, was among those who were released from the jail after the Taliban took over the reins of the country. She and three others had accompanied their husbands to join the IS in Khorasan Province. Bexen Vincent, her husband and an IS activist, is believed to have been killed in Afghanistan.. K. Bindu, her mother had recently approached the authorities to bring back her daughter and five-year-old granddaughter, Ummu Kulsu.