The Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom, one of South Kashmir’s biggest seminaries, as an unlawful entity under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for alleged “covert linkages” with the banned group Jamaat-e-Islami, The Indian Express reported on Monday.
The administration also alleged “serious legal, administrative and financial irregularities” at the seminary in Shopian and accused it of fostering “an environment conducive to radicalisation”, the newspaper reported.
It was declared unlawful under Section 8(1) of the anti-terror law. The provision allows the divisional commissioner to notify any place that is used for the purposes of an unlawful association. It also paves the way for action against the entity such as freezing of assets or sealing of the premises.
The decision came following a report from the police, the newspaper quoted the order as saying.
The examined records showed that the institute “though ostensibly functioning as a religious educational establishment, is marred by serious legal, administrative and financial irregularities, including questionable land acquisition, lack of mandatory registration with competent authorities, and deliberate attempts to evade statutory oversight”, the order was quoted as alleging.
The order further stated that “credible inputs and evidence on record further indicate sustained and covert linkages of the institution with Jamaat-e-Islami...including continued de facto control by individuals affiliated...
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