publishers arrested in J&K: J&K Police arrests three publishers over controversial school books
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The three arrested publishers include Inderpaul of Oberoi Book Service and Amardeep Singh and Girish Arora of Noida-based Dominant Publishers. The arrests were made by the counter-intelligence unit in Jammu on July 4 under sections 49 (investment), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy), 152 (endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India), 196 (inciting hostility, discord) and 353 (broadcasting or Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, as well as against Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). dissemination of false statements, rumors or reports.
The action took place after two books in government libraries and distributed under the Samagra Shiksha scheme contained passages glorifying separatist leaders. The book titled ‘Personality and Legends of J&K’ written by Hilal Ahmad and Santosh Meena was published by Jammu-based Oberoi Book Service. The second book, ‘Great Personalities of Jammu and Kashmir’, was written by Sushant Giri and published by Delhi-based Anurag Prakashan.
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The J&K administration has already withdrawn books and blacklisted both publishers and authors.
