Srinagar, Aug 7: A day after the Government ordered the forfeiture of 25 books accused of promoting secessionist ideologies and inciting violence, Police today launched valley-wide searches of bookstores to ensure compliance with the ban.
Police teams visited several bookstores in Srinagar, Sopore, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Kulgam and other towns, verifying inventory and removing any listed titles that had been declared as “forfeited” under Section 98 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
Searches are being conducted as a preventive measure to ensure that no banned material remains in circulation or reaches the public domain.
Bookstore owners have been directed to cooperate and immediately report any stock of the listed books.
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