Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was on Friday placed under house arrest and not allowed to offer congregational prayers at the Jama Masjid here, the managing body of the grand mosque said.
In a statement, Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said its president “has been again placed under house arrest at his residence this morning by the authorities”.
“He was not allowed to address the faithful at the Jama Masjid, Srinagar, nor offer obligatory Friday prayers,” the statement said.
The Auqaf expressed dismay at Mirwaiz’s “repeated house detention.”
