Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Mirwaiz Umar Placed Under House Arrest Before Muslim Clerics' Meet
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a Muslim religious leader, was put under house arrest.
This happened before a meeting of religious leaders, the MMU, could take place at his home.
The MMU was going to talk about the Supreme Court's ruling on the Waqf Act and about concerns over bad meat.
The government put up barbed wire to block access to his home.
Mirwaiz said the house arrest showed the authorities were weak.
The MMU also spoke out against the authorities' actions.
The government has not yet explained why they did this.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest in Srinagar.
The house arrest was imposed before a scheduled MMU meeting.
The meeting was set to discuss the Supreme Court's Waqf Act ruling and food safety.
Authorities blocked access to Mirwaiz's residence with barbed wire.
The MMU condemned the authorities' actions.
- Who
- Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the MMU
- What
- Mirwaiz was placed under house arrest to prevent a religious meeting.
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- To prevent the MMU meeting discussing the Waqf Act and rotten meat concerns.
- Person Restricted
- Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
- Location of Restriction
- Srinagar
- Reason for Restriction
- Preventing a religious meeting
- Meeting Topic
- Waqf Act and rotten meat concerns
- Organization Involved
- Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU)