Mirwaiz Umar Farooq again placed under house detention in Srinagar
Srinagar: The authorities in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have again placed senior APHC leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest, today, and prevented him from offering congregational Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq delivers the Friday sermon at the Jamia Masjid, however, the New Delhi-installed IIOJK administration led by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha placed him under detention at his Nigeen residence in Srinagar.
Anjuman Auqaf of Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, in a statement strongly condemned the continued and arbitrary house detention of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq for the fourth consecutive Friday today, preventing him from performing his religious and public duties at the historic Jamia Masjid.
It said the repeated restrictions imposed on Mirwaiz are unjust and appear to be aimed not only at silencing his voice on vital issues of Muslims but also at weakening the central religious institutions of the Valley—most notably the Jamia Masjid. It also urged all civil society groups, human rights bodies, and justice-seeking individuals to raise their voice against the ongoing injustice.
Meanwhile, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq taking to social media handle X strongly condemned his recurring house detention every Friday, calling it an arbitrary restriction aimed at silencing his voice and weakening Muslim institutions in the Kashmir Valley.
He said the clampdown is part of a larger agenda to marginalize the Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, and the Mirwaiz institution itself, which have historically been central to the spiritual and political life of the region. He described the action as an attempt to inflict “collective grief” on the Muslim community and those who resist authoritarian policies.
Despite filing a petition in the High Court of the occupied territory, seeking relief, the case remains pending. “In such times, patience remains our only strength,” he wrote, urging continued resilience. The repeated restrictions on his movement have drawn criticism from human rights groups and civil society organizations, he maintained.
