The Jammu and Kashmir Police have launched a large-scale verification drive across the Kashmir Valley.
This drive focuses on religious institutions, including:

• Mosques

• Madrasas (seminaries)

• Religious trusts

• Imams and non-local residents working in these places

Why has this been started?

Because police recently uncovered a “white-collar terror module”—a network of highly educated individuals helping terror groups secretly.
One arrested person, Maulvi Irfan Ahmad, was accused of:

• Radicalizing young doctors

• Spreading threatening posters

• Supporting extremist groups

This raised concerns about some religious institutions possibly being misused.

What exactly will be done?

Police have instructed all mosque and trust committees to:

• Verify the identity and background of imams, especially non-locals

• Submit verification reports to local police stations within 7–10 days

This is similar to tenant verification, where any outsider’s background is checked for safety reasons.

Officials call it a routine “census-style” exercise done every few years to keep records updated.

What is the purpose of the drive?

Police say they want to:

• Prevent radicalization of youth

• Stop terror funding through religious trusts

• Track illegal foreign donations (FCRA violations)

• Identify land encroachments or unauthorized construction

• Break networks that provide logistical or financial support to terrorists

The operation is part of wider counter-terror measures following the Delhi blast on November 10 and alerts about JeM and AGH terror groups.

What other actions are happening?

1. Raids and searches

• Over 500 Jamaat-e-Islami and other suspicious premises searched

• Documents, financial records, and digital devices seized

• Trusts like Al Huda Educational Institute, Salafia Educational Trust, and Idarah Fallah-u-Darain checked for irregularities

2. Valley-wide security checks

• Random checking of vehicles and pedestrians

• Flying squads deployed in Srinagar, Pulwama, Kulgam, Anantnag, Baramulla, and Kupwara

• Market and bus stand surveillance increased

3. Investigation areas

Officials are focusing on:

• Tax evasion

• Unreported foreign funding

• Misuse of land

• Support for OGWs (Overground Workers)

• Radicalization attempts

No arrests so far, but more findings are expected.

In short

The police have launched a massive verification and security operation to ensure religious institutions are not being misused for:

• Terror funding

• Radicalization

• Illegal activities

The move comes after the bust of an educated terror network and rising security alerts in the Valley.