India seizes 58 JeI-linked schools in Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has seized management control of 58 private schools linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its affiliate, the Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT). This action aims to neutralize extremist influence in the education sector, with Baramulla district in North Kashmir seeing the heaviest crackdown at 29 schools. The move follows a larger August 2025 takeover of 215 schools, bringing the total number of institutions brought under government oversight to nearly 300.