Three properties owned by Jamat-e Islami (JeI), including two-story residential buildings built on 17 Marlas of privately owned land in Barzulla, Srinagar, have been ordered sealed by the district magistrate (DM) of Srinagar.
The property is recorded in the name of deceased Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Greater Kashmir reported.
In the order issued on Dec 19, the DM quoted a communication No. SIA/SN/FIR-17/2019/7738-42 dated 16-12-2022 by State Investigation Agency (SIA) saying that during investigation of case FIR No. 17/2019 u/s 10, 11, 13 UA(P) Act of P/S Batamaloo now being investigated by P/S SIA, three (03) properties have surfaced that are owned by or under possession of banned association Jamat-e-Islami and are located in the jurisdiction of District Srinagar and are to be notified in terms of section 8 UA (P) Act.
According to the report, One of the property includes land measuring 01 Kanal and 07 Marla at Khushipora Shalateng in the name of Jamat-e-Islami J-K through District President Bashir Ahmad Lone Son of Abdul Samad Lone, a resident of Harwan, Srinagar vide mutation No. 2949.
Another is land measuring 01 Kanal & 03 Marla at Khushipora Shalateng under survey No. 276 in the name of Jamat-e-Islami J&K through District President Bashir Ahmad Lone Son of Abdul Samad Lone, a resident of Harwan, Srinagar vide mutation No. 2950.
The third properties is two storied residential structures constructed over Proprietary Land measuring 17 Marla and 199 Sft. Survey No. 1388/307 at Barzulla, Srinagar recorded in the name of Syed Ali Shah Geelani S/o Syed Peer Shah Geelani and Firdous Ahmad Asmi S/o Ghulam Nabi Asmi vide mutation No. 2646.
According to the DM, it was discovered that these properties are owned by and/or are in the control of the prohibited Jamat-e-Islami association through their members after receiving the report from the concerned Tehsildar and after reviewing the Revenue Record pertaining to the above properties.
“AND WHEREAS, on perusal of the records and other connected documents, I, District Magistrate Srinagar, am satisfied that there is sufficient material to notify the above mentioned properties under the said Act, ” the order said.
The directive instructed the head district manager to get information, seize any accounts of the prohibited organisation, regardless of whether they were held in the names of members, institutions, or associated units, and provide an urgent compliance report.