Ghaziabad: Police have registered FIRs against two madrasas, which were allegedly operating illegally in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district, following a sealing action, officials said on Wednesday.
The FIRs have been registered against three persons after the madrasas in the Khoda area were found to be allegedly operating without approval from the Minority Welfare Department and without valid registration, police said.
This comes in the wake of the killing of 17-year-old Surya Chauhan, a resident of Khoda, who was stabbed by one Asad and his associates on the day of Bakrid on May 28. Chauhan's family claimed he was called out of the home on the pretext of celebrating the festival and then killed. Asad subsequently was killed following a police encounter on the intervening night of May 30 and 31, while his father Nawab and two friends Farhan and Asif have been arrested in connection with the case. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Trans Hindon) Dhawal Jaiswal said verification of illegal properties in the Khoda police station area was underway, following which two madrasas were sealed on Tuesday.
"FIRs have now been registered against both the madrasas and three accused have been named. They were allegedly being run without permission from the Minority Welfare Department and without valid registration," he said.
Police said cases have been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Electricity Act, and further legal action is underway.
The FIR was lodged on the basis of a written complaint submitted by the District Minority Welfare Officer's office. In the complaint, it was alleged that Madrasa Ramaniya Arnia Kasimul Uloom, located in Popular Vihar area of Khoda village, was being run by Maulvi Imam Mohammad Danish and Maulvi Sajid without recognition.