# West Bengal police forms seek sensitive details from madrasas and mosques 2026-08-15T02:41:33+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet West Bengal police have circulated an unmarked 26-question form among madrasas, mosques, idgahs and mazars in several districts, seeking details of foreign funding, foreign visitors, exchange programmes and proximity to the international border. The forms also ask for GPS coordinates, registration details, photographs, staff and student numbers, legal disputes, criminal cases and political affiliations of staff, faculty or alumni. The Hindu reports that the forms carry no notification, issuing authority, seal, memo number, date or stated legal provision. Religious institutions said police sometimes delivered them late at night and demanded quick submission. The Association for Protection of Civil Rights has sought clarity from the Chief Minister and Director General of Police. Birbhum’s superintendent said he had no knowledge of the exercise, while the Director General did not respond to calls. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Association for Protection of Civil Rights, Birbhum, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/west-bengal-police-forms-seek-sensitive-details-from-madrasas-and-mosques/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/west-bengal-police-forms-seek-sensitive-details-from-madrasas-and-mosques/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.