Ex-Yahoo Engineer Now Terror Suspect in India

March 9, 2009 at 11:29 am PT

So, uh, this would not be your traditional career path for Yahoo (YHOO) engineers.

The Hindustan Times reports that Mohammed Peerbhoy, who is currently in custody in Delhi for allegedly serving as the “media chief” for the Indian Mujahideen, a terror group charged with the September 2008 bombings in the city, turns out to be a former principal software engineer with Yahoo in Pune.

According to the story, Peerbhoy is being charged with sending IM warning messages just before the blasts ripped apart the city.

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