Hyderabad, Jan. 14 -- Locals raised concerns after the Jammu and Kashmir Police began collecting personal and financial information from those working in mosques as part of an exercise to "gather data."

A four-page form accessed by the Indian Express, with one page of information about the mosque and the remaining three covering details of its members, are being distributed across the Valley.

From identifying a mosque's religious sect, Barelvi, Hanafi, Deobandi or Ahle-Hadith, to seeking information about the buildings, how many floors it has, an estimated construction cost and sources of funding, monthly expenses, bank accounts, management structure and ownership status of the land on which it is built is being sought, the form consoli...