Sant Kabir Nagar (UP): Uttar Pradesh Police registered a case against a British national, Shamsul Huda Khan, for allegedly collecting foreign funds illegally in the name of promoting Islamic education in Sant Kabir Nagar district, officials said on Monday.

The FIR was lodged late Sunday evening based on a written complaint from the District Minority Welfare Officer, they said.

According to Kotwali police station in-charge Pankaj Pandey, the case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, and sections 13 and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

“The FIR was filed following a report from the District Minority Officer alleging illegal foreign funding activities,” Pandey said.

As per the complaint, Khan, a native of Deoria Lala village in Sant Kabir Nagar district, was employed as a teacher in a government-aided madrasa in Azamgarh before moving abroad.

He reportedly migrated to Britain in 2007 and obtained British citizenship in 2013. During this period, Khan is alleged to have established an NGO and set up two madrassas, one in Khalilabad and another in Azamgarh district, despite being a foreign national, the officer said.

The District Minority Welfare Officer added that a recommendation has been sent to higher authorities to cancel the registration of the NGO and both madrassas.

Further investigation into the case is underway, Pandey said. PTI