Riyaz Ul Khaliq
SRINAGAR
Jammu and Kashmir Government Tuesday said that a total number of 13384 foreigners are staying across the state.
In a written reply in lower house of J&K Legislature to Udhampur lawmaker, Pawan Kumar Gupta, Home Department In charge negated reports of any radicalization among Rohingyas living in J&K.
It said that Srinagar based “Sakhawat” run by Muhammad Ul Umar, SR Institute of Development based at Rambagh is working among Rohingyas in Jammu. It added that members of Jama’at-e-Islami Srinagar too have been helping the Rohingyas in cash and kind from time to time.
“Strict vigil is being kept on the activities of these Rohingyas,” the government said.
The government also maintained that no such foreigner has crossed to other Kashmir. However, it said that their activities are under severe vigil to avoid any untoward incident.
The reply said that ten Rohingyas Muslims have been detained under Public Safety Act (PSA) while three such persons are under-going trail. It also informed that ten Rohingya Muslims have got married.
The reply said that a total of foreigners are staying in Jammu district while 634 such people occupy five places in Samba district. Leh and Kargil districts house largest number of foreigners with 7637 such people living there.
