The Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday (February 14, 2025) seized 668 books for allegedly promoting the ideology of a banned organisation in the Valley.
Without naming the banned organisation, a police spokesperson said: “Based on credible intelligence regarding the clandestine sale and distribution of literature promoting the ideology of a banned organisation, the Srinagar Police conducted a search operation, leading to the seizure of 668 books”.
The Centre had banned several separatist organisations in J&K in 2019, which included the socio-religious group Jamaat-e-Islami and the pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF).
Publishing house raided
Official sources said a publishing house in Srinagar’s Maisuma was also raided. Most of their publications are Islamic literature from different schools of thought, including books written by Jamaat founder Maulana Maududi.
Following the seizure, legal action has been initiated under Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS), the police said.
Published – February 14, 2025 07:01 pm IST