A man holds a book featuring Zakir Naik before a video conference by Naik, in Mumbai. Read: I’ve never advocated suicide bombing, claims Zakir Naik Read: Kerala police confirm Islamic State link in missing youth case Untitled DocumentWHO IS ZAKIR NAIK? According to a source in the Kerala Police, Bestin and Arshid converted Merin to Islam and radicalised her during her stay in Mumbai. Ebin claimed that Bestin and Arshid had tried to compel him to convert to Islam, too.

Source: Hindustan Times July 25, 2016 18:01 UTC