Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur district has made this year’s admission process more stringent by making police verification of the documents submitted by the applicants mandatory, the institute’s management said on Friday.

“Students seeking admission this year will have to submit their documents, including their Aadhaar cards, original residence certificates and an affidavit, checked and verified by government agencies, including the local intelligence unit (LIU) of the police,” Darul Uloom’s Naib Mohtamim (deputy vice-chancellor) Maulana Abdul Khaliq Madrasi said in a statement.

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorists Squad (ATS) on Friday arrested a Bangladeshi national illegally studying and staying at Darul Uloom in Deoband. Talha Talukdar, a resident of Comilla district of Bangladesh, was arrested by the ATS for staying in Darul Uloom on fake documents, including Aadhaar and PAN cards.

Those seeking admission will have to submit their previous madrasa certificates, the mark sheets obtained from there and their and their fathar’s Aadhaar cards including their mobile numbers, he said.

In case the identity is not authenticated, the student will not only be expelled but legal action may also be taken against him.

Talking about the outstation students, Madrasi said, “No one is exempted in this regard.”

“Students of Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Manipur, Tripura, Assam etc. will also have to bring their original residence certificates and affidavits, without which the admission process will not be completed,” he added.

Madrasi said those who could not submit the required documents should not come for admission because they would not be enrolled.

Darul Uloom is a leading Islamic seminary in India from where the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement started. It is located in Deoband, a town in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayyid Muhammad Abid, and others in 1866.