Centre extends ban on Zakir Naik's IRF by five more years
The Home Ministry renewed the Islamic Research Foundation's status as an unlawful association under UAPA a day before the previous ban was due to lapse.
1 of 5
The Home Ministry has declared Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation an unlawful association under UAPA for another five years.
The previous ban was due to end on November 14; this is the third time the 2016 ban has been extended.
Naik, who is abroad, is being investigated by the NIA for alleged terror activities.