UP Files FIR Against UK-Based Cleric Over Alleged Illegal Foreign Funding

Overview

• The FIR, filed at Khalilabad police station on a complaint from the District Minority Welfare Officer, cites the Foreign Exchange Management Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 13 and 318(4).
• ATS findings allege Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan routed foreign donations to Indian madrasas through intermediaries using the Kulliyatul Banatir Rajviya Educational and Welfare Society and the Raza Foundation.
• State authorities revoked the NGO registration and cancelled recognition of two madrasas tied to Khan in Azamgarh and Sant Kabir Nagar following the probe.
• The ATS report alleges frequent travel to Pakistan, contacts in Jammu and Kashmir, and the use of social media to propagate extremist ideology.
• District officials say police have sought an Enforcement Directorate inquiry to examine suspected financial irregularities.