Illegal madrassa sealed in UP; British national cleric booked for foreign funding violations
Published on: Nov. 5, 2025, 4:23 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
LUCKNOW, Nov 4 : Authorities in UP’s Sant Kabir Nagar district sealed “illegally operating” madrassa linked to a cleric with British citizenship who has been booked on charges of foreign funding violations, officials said. The Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorism Squad was also probing the cleric’s connections, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash confirmed in a statement issued in Lucknow. Sant Kabir Nagar Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Arun Kumar said the madrassa, allegedly being run in Khalilabad town […]
