Background
Dhar was born in London to a Hindu family and changed his name to Abu Rumaysah after his conversion to Islam.
Dhar was born in London to a Hindu family and changed his name to Abu Rumaysah after his conversion to Islam.
He used social media to promote his radical Islamist views and attended demonstrations in Britain against the United States, Israel, and Arab regimes.
In January 2016, he was named as the narrator and central figure in a film issued by ISIL that showed the execution of suspected spies against the regime. He is believed to be in his early 30s as of 2016. Dhar also owned a bouncy castle rental company.
He lived in Walthamstow.
We can finally have a sanctuary where we can practice our religion and live under the Sharia. lieutenant is a big, big thing."
He spoke of his desire for the United Kingdom to be governed under Sharia law on the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Sunday Morning Live programme, and said of himself that he didn"t "..really identify myself with British values.
Dhar was believed to have been living in Raqqa as of September 2015. Dhar wrote a travel guide to the Islamic State in May 2015, called A Brief Guide to Islamic State, and wrote of it that "If you thought London or New York was cosmopolitan, then wait until you step foot in the Islamic State because it screams diversity.
In my short time here I have met people from absolutely every walk of life, proof that the caliphate"s pulling power is strong and tenacious.".
