CI Jammu Wing Arrests 3 in ‘Inappropriate Content’ in School Books Case
Investigators say the books were withdrawn after 123 and 128 copies were distributed to district libraries, and further arrests are expected.
- The Jammu counter-intelligence unit arrested three publishers on Sunday in connection with an ongoing investigation into books containing 'highly inappropriate content,' officials said.
- Political groups including the BJP and Congress claimed the books 'Personalities and Legends of J-K' by Hilal Ahmad and Santosh Meena allegedly 'glorified' separatism, prompting the government to withdraw them on July 3.
- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha suspended eight School Education Department officials on July 4 and ordered an inquiry into the books found to contain 'highly inappropriate content.'
- Authorities registered an FIR on July 4 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Unlawful Activities Act, with 123 copies distributed to Jammu, Ramban, and Udhampur, and 128 copies sent to Jammu and Baramulla.
- Counter-Intelligence teams conducted raids on July 6 as investigators scrutinize the roles of the previously blacklisted Oberoi Book Service and Dominant Publishers in printing and distributing the material.
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CI Jammu wing arrests 3 in ‘inappropriate content’ in school books case
Counter Intelligence (CI) Jammu wing has arrested three publishers, printers in a case related to the two books, allegedly containing “inappropriate content related to separatism, having potential for creating law and order situation”, withdrawn from J&K school libraries, where they were introduced under “Samagra Shiksha” scheme. CI sleuths of J&K Police, according to officials, arrested Inderpaul Singh of Oberoi Book Services from Jammu while G…
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