Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- The J&K government on Friday released an order to takeover the management of 215 private schools affiliated with Falah-e-Aam Trust which is part of banned Jamaat-e-Islamia.

The order, issued by the commissioner secretary J&K government, Ram Niwas Sharma, read, "215 FAT-run (Falah e Aam Trust) schools (run by Jamaat-e-Islami J&K) will be taken over by the government."

"Whereas, the intelligence agencies have identified a number of schools which were found to be directly or indirectly affiliated with proscribed organisation Jamat-e-Islami (Jel)/ Falah-e-Aa, Trust (FAT). Whereas, the validity of the managing committee of 215 such schools has expired/ have been reported adversely upon by the Intelligence Agencies. Now t...