Ban under UAPA likely to be imposed on both factions of Hurriyat Conference, say officials

A ban under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act may be imposed on both factions of the Hurriyat Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.

The scattered factions of the Hurriyat Conference, running as a political platform for the separatist movement in Jammu and Kashmir for over two decades, are likely to face a ban under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, officials said on Sunday. This comes after a recent investigation into the allegations of granting of MBBS seats to Kashmiri students by Pakistani institutions indicated that the money collected from the aspirants by some organisations which were part of the Hurriyat Conference conglomerate was being used for funding terror organisations in the union territory.