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Islamic seminary in Kashmir declared 'unlawful entity' under UAPA
According to officials, the dossier flagged a range of alleged irregularities, including issues related to registration, land use and financial transparency.Zulfikar MajidLast Updated : 27 April 2026, 12:25 ISTADVERTISEMENTFollow Us :Comments
Kashmir seminary declared unlawful under anti-terror law, sparks outcry ...
Kashmiri political and religious leaders denounced the move as part of a broader pattern of New Delhi’s overreach.An important Islamic seminary in Kashmir has been declared unlawful under anti-terror laws, prompting backlash from prominent religious and political leaders in the Indian-administered territory.Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Anshul Garg issued the order based on a police dossier that alleged “sustained and covert links” between the seminary and the banned political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), local media reported.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4At least 21 killed as bus crashes into Kashmir gorgelist 2 of 4‘Cocktail of Hindutva and welfarism’: How Modi’s BJP is wooing Assam voterslist 3 of 4Why many Kashmiris are donating gold, breaking piggy banks for Iranlist 4 of 4India to Iran: How two wars shaped rise of Pakistan’s Asim Munirend of listThe seminary, Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom, is one of the largest in southern Kashmir and is recognised by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education.The dossier stated that members of Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom’s management and faculty were linked to JeI. It also cited other allegations related to land use and financial transparency.The move was handed down under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), a much-criticised law that allows authorities to designate someone a “terrorist” without evidence.Seminary chairman Mohammad Shafi Lone has reportedly rejected the allegations.“We are a law-abiding institute and have nothing to do with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami,” the Hindustan Times reported him as saying. “This order has created panic among parents and students enrolled here.”Leaders in Muslim-majority Kashmir criticised the move as part of an ongoing campaign of overreach by New Delhi.“Declaring Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom ‘unlawful’ under UAPA is the latest act in a calculated dismantling of Kashmir’s civic life,” wrote Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, a member of Jammu and Kashmir parliament, on X. “The pattern is unmistakable. Trusts, mosques, libraries and now seminaries serving underprivileged children, every social and nongovernmental institution that holds Kashmiri society together is being strangled.”The school has more than 800 students and has “produced doctors, scholars and professionals from homes that could never afford private education”, he added.Mehbooba Mufti, a former chief minister in Jammu and Kashmir, called the decision a “flagrant injustice to the poor underprivileged sections of soc...
Major J&K Seminary Declared Unlawful Entity Under UAPA
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has formally declared Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj‑ul‑Uloom, a major Islami seminary located in the Imam Sahib area of southern Shopian district, as ...
Largest south Kashmir seminary declared unlawful under UAPA
The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom in Imam Sahib, Shopian—the largest seminary in South Kashmir—an unlawful entity under Section 8 (1) of the ...
