Srinagar: Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was on Friday placed under house arrest and barred from offering congregational Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Mosque in Srinagar’s Nowhatta, its managing body Anjuman Auqaf said.
In a statement, the body of the grand mosque said: “It appears that Mirwaiz’s house arrest is the consequence of the blasphemous incident that occurred on Wednesday at Government Medical College, Srinagar."
The body strongly condemned the house arrest of Mirwaiz stating that he has been repeatedly prevented from fulfilling his religious and official duties as the Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir (chief cleric).
The Auqaf said the administration informed Mirwaiz on Friday morning that he was under house arrest and would not be allowed to go to Jamia Mosque.
