Zakir Naik’s IRF declared “Unlawful” could be banned

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi-Under scanner over alleged terror links, controversial televangelist Zakir Abdul Karim Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) could be banned, said reports on Monday. The Law Ministry has informed the central government regarding its proposed move, which is seen as an attempt to corner the controversial physician-turned-preacher accused of motivating terrorists.

The Home Ministry has been informed that the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), founded by the Mumbai-based Naik in 1991, could be declared “unlawful” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). “The law ministry’s opinion makes a clear case of banning the IRF by declaring it an unlawful organisation,” a senior home ministry official told.