Srinagar, January 30, 2026: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Molvi Umar Farooq on Friday expressed deep concern over the recent attacks on Kashmiris in different parts of India, saying such incidents reflect a disturbing pattern of communal profiling and hostility.
Addressing the Friday congregation at Jama Masjid Srinagar, the Mirwaiz strongly condemned the brutal assault on 18-year-old Kashmiri shawl vendor Tabish and his brother Danish in Uttarakhand’s Vikas Nagar area, where they were allegedly beaten with iron rods and suffered serious injuries.
He said similar incidents of harassment and attacks on Kashmiri traders, labourers and students have recently been reported from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and other states. The Mirwaiz stressed that thousands of Kashmiris travel outside Jammu and Kashmir during winter months to earn an honest livelihood, and their targeting must stop immediately.
He urged the authorities to take the matter seriously and ensure the safety of Kashmiri students, traders, professionals and others studying or working in various parts of India, warning that such incidents create fear and anxiety among them and their families.
Meanwhile, the Mirwaiz also raised strong objections to the ongoing police profiling exercise in the Valley seeking extensive information about mosques, their management committees, imams and individuals associated with places of worship. He termed the move “intrusive and disconcerting” and said members of the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) have collectively asked the authorities to halt it.
He said during his recent visit to Delhi, he met prominent Muslim leaders and ulema, including Maulana Arshad Madani and Maulana Mahmood Madani of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, and briefed them about the situation. According to the Mirwaiz, they also expressed serious concern over the issue and its implications.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said the MMU will soon convene a meeting of its constituent members and senior religious leadership to deliberate on the matter and decide a collective course of action if the profiling exercise is not stopped.
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