Archive · 14 Jan 2026
J&K Police Data Collection on Mosques Sparks Concern
The Jammu and Kashmir Police are collecting detailed information about mosques, madrasas, and the people who work there.
They want to know about the buildings, the money they use, and the personal details of the people involved.
This is because they are investigating a terror group and want to make sure these places aren't being used for bad things.
Some people in the community, like the Mutahida Majlis‑e‑Ulema (MMU), feel this is too much and that the police are asking for too much private information.
The MMU says this is a violation of their rights and that mosques should be respected as sacred spaces.
The police say they need this information to keep everyone safe, but not everyone agrees.
J&K Police are collecting detailed data on mosques, madrasas, and their administrators in Kashmir Valley.
The data includes institutional details, personal identifiers, financial information, digital identifiers, and ideological affiliation.
Officials link the exercise to the investigation of a 'white-collar' terror module uncovered in November.
The purpose is to understand financial flows, identify vulnerabilities, and prevent misuse for radicalization.
Community members, including the Mutahida Majlis‑e‑Ulema (MMU), view the exercise as intrusive and a violation of fundamental rights.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Police, mosque management bodies, community members, Mutahida Majlis‑e‑Ulema (MMU)
- What
- Data collection exercise on mosques, madrasas, and religious administrators
- When
- Currently underway
- Where
- Kashmir Valley
- Why
- Investigation of a terror module, financial transparency, preventing radicalization
Police and Government
Community and Religious Leaders
Purpose of Data Collection
Police and Government
Necessary for investigating terror modules and preventing radicalization.
Community and Religious Leaders
Invasive and unnecessary, violating religious freedoms and constitutional rights.
Impact on Religious Institutions
Police and Government
Ensures financial transparency and security.
Community and Religious Leaders
Creates fear and anxiety, undermining trust and social harmony.
Government Intervention
Police and Government
Not officially acknowledged, but sources confirm the exercise.
Community and Religious Leaders
Urges immediate intervention and withdrawal of the exercise.
- Location
- Kashmir Valley
- Institutions Targeted
- Mosques, Madrasas, Religious Administrators
- Data Collected
- Institutional details, personal identifiers, financial information, digital identifiers, ideological affiliation
- Purpose
- Investigation of terror module, financial transparency, preventing radicalization
- Officials' Justification
- Prevent misuse for radicalization or militant support
- Community Reaction
- Unease, views exercise as intrusive, violation of fundamental rights
- Previous Instances
- 2019, 2024-2025 (narrower scope)
Sources
J&K Police Launch Wide‑Ranging Data Drive on Mosques, Madrasas and Religious Administrators
White collar terror module: Kashmir starts profiling mosques, madrasas
Kashmir Amalgam Sounds Alarm Over ‘Intrusive’ Police Data Drive
Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema expresses deep concern over police profiling of mosques in Kashmir
Authorities profiling mosques, madrassas in Kashmir after busting of ‘white collar’ terror module
Profiling of Kashmir mosques triggers political row in J&K
Religious Profiling In Kashmir Slammed As ‘Intimidation’; NC, PDP Demand Withdrawal Of Police Circulars
As police seek granular details of Kashmir’s mosques, some criticism: ‘Disturbing message to Muslims of state’
Kashmir clergy claim invasive surveillance drive on mosques triggers rights concerns - Telegraph India
After busting of ‘white collar’ terror module: Authorities profiling mosques, madrassas in Kashmir
