Jamia Masjid chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was on Friday placed under house arrest and barred from offering congregational prayers at the mosque here, its managing body said.
In a statement, Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar the managing body of the grand mosque located in Nowhatta area of the city, strongly condemned the administration for placing the Mirwaiz under house arrest at his residence in Nigeen.
It said in a statement that Mirwaiz was prevented from fulfilling his religious and official duties as the Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir (chief cleric).
The Auqaf said the administration informed Mirwaiz on Friday morning that he was under house arrest and would not be allowed to go to Jamia Masjid during the day.
