Authorities place Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest in Srinagar

Authorities place Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest in Srinagar

Traditionally, each Friday, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq delivers the weekly sermon at the Jamia Masjid in the old Srinagar city Nowhatta area.

Mirwaiz placed under house arrest for second consecutive Friday in IOJK - Kashmir Media Service

Srinagar: The Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) administration placed All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) senior leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest for the second consecutive Friday, preventing him from offering congregational prayers at Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid. According to Kashmir Media Service, authorities under the command of New Delhi-imposed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha barricaded all access leading to Mirw…

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Placed under House Arrest in Srinagar - Clarion India

SRINAGAR — Senior religious and separatist leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Friday as he said authorities did not allow him to deliver his weekly sermon at the Jamia Masjid in old city Srinagar.  Mirwaiz Umar said on X: “For the second consecutive Friday I remain under house detention — with every lane and by-lane to my residence barricaded, causing inconvenience to the entire neighbourhood. “Let me make it clear to t…