Srinagar, April 9: The Jamia Masjid in Srinagar - one of the largest mosques in the region - was reverberated with 'Azadi' and 'anti-India' slogans after the Friday prayers. Apart from the Azadi slogans, they also hailed Zakir Musa, the Chief of the terrorist group Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, who was killed by the Indian Army in an encounter in May 2019.

 

 

 

Reportedly, this mosque is under separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who also funds terrorism in the valley. As per a report in Rising Kashmir, Srinagar Police have arrested a person involved in sloganeering inside Jamia Masjid after culmination of Friday prayers.

 

 

According to the report, there were Friday prayers in Jamia Masjid wherein a huge number of gathering took place, around 24 to 25 thousand persons attended the Friday prayers. After the culmination of prayers about 25 youths started anti-national sloganeering for while. There was also altercation between these youths and the volunteers of intezamia committee of Jamia masjid. This created a situation of ruckus inside the mosque. Later they were dispersed from the mosque. A case in this regard was registered in under FIR no 16/2020 under sections 124A and 447 of IPC.

 

Raids were conducted at different locations and the main instigator of the sloganeering namely Basharat Nabi Bhat S/o Gh Nabi Bhat R/o Hawal, Nowhatta was apprehended and formally arrested in the case.

 

 

Many more suspected youths have been called for questioning and will be formally arrested as soon as their role comes forth in this case. It also came out that the main accused had received instructions from Pakistan-based handlers of terror outfits to disrupt Friday prayers in Jamia Masjid and cause law and order situation."

 

In addition to Azadi slogans, stone-pelting was also witnessed outside the mosque where personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force were deployed as a part of security measures to ensure the peace and tranquillity in the Valley is not disturbed.