Bhatkal/Bengaluru: Mohammed Ismail, who was detained on Tuesday in Pune by the NIA investigators, suspecting him of being an ‘Islamic State recruiter’, has been released and now the NIA officials claim that his arrest was a case of ‘mistaken identity’.

Ismail’s father, Rauf Ahmed, said that he received a call from his son around 11 pm on Wednesday that he had been released and was in Mumbai, reports The Hindu.

Ismail was detained at the Pune airport on Tuesday, as he was leaving the country and flying to Dubai for onward journey to Syria.

They said Ahmed was detained as the Union Home Ministry had issued a Look Out Circular against him sometime back.

At least 14 youths have been arrested early this year by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as part of its probe on indoctrination of youths by the banned terror group.