Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Breakaway group quietly takes over attached Jamat-e-Islami office in Shopian
A long time ago, a big group called Jamat-e-Islami was not allowed to work anymore, and the government took over its office in a place called Shopian.
Four years went by.
Now, a new group called the Justice and Development Front has moved into that same office.
This new group is made up of people from the old banned group.
They put up a banner with their name on the building in Shopian.
They also opened another office in a building in Srinagar.
That building belongs to a trust called Falah-e-Aam, which used to run hundreds of schools.
The government had taken over those schools earlier.
Even though everyone can see the new group is using the old office, the people in charge have not said anything about it.
The administration attached the Jamat-e-Islami office in Shopian under the UAPA four years ago after the outfit was banned.
The Justice and Development Front (JDF), a breakaway group of Jamat-e-Islami, has quietly established its office on the attached Shopian premises.
The JDF has also set up its office in a building owned by the Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT) in Srinagar.
Falah-e-Aam, an independent educational trust linked to Jamat, ran hundreds of schools across Jammu and Kashmir before they were taken over by the government.
The administration has seemingly taken no action despite a banner announcing the JDF's name at the Shopian premises.
- Who
- The Justice and Development Front (JDF), a breakaway group of Jamat-e-Islami, and the administration that attached the Jamat office under the UAPA.
- What
- The JDF quietly established its office in the attached Jamat-e-Islami premises in Shopian and in a Falah-e-Aam Trust building in Srinagar without apparent action by the administration.
- When
- Four years after the administration attached the Jamat-e-Islami office in Shopian following the UAPA ban.
- Where
- Shopian in south Kashmir and Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Why
- Because the JDF, a breakaway group linked to the banned Jamat-e-Islami, moved into the attached properties, while the administration appears to have turned its gaze away from the takeover.
- Banned organization
- Jamat-e-Islami
- Attachment basis
- Banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
- New occupant
- Justice and Development Front (JDF)
- Shopian office
- Attached Jamat-e-Islami premises now used by the JDF, with a banner announcing the group's name
- Srinagar office
- Building owned by the Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT)
- Falah-e-Aam Trust
- Independent educational trust linked to Jamat that ran hundreds of schools across Jammu and Kashmir
- Regional scope
- Jammu and Kashmir