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Jammu and Kashmir Police Arrest Three Publishers Over Books on Separatist Leaders

Published on: 12 Jul 2026, 11:38 AM

The counter-intelligence unit of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday arrested three individuals linked to publishing companies in connection with the publication and circulation of two books that authorities claim contain content glorifying separatist and militant leaders.

The books, titled 'Personalities and Legends of J&K' and 'Great Personalities of Jammu and Kashmir', were withdrawn from school libraries earlier this month. In response, the Union Territory's School Education Department suspended eight officials and terminated one contractual employee.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Inderpaul Singh of Oberoi Book Service in Jammu, and Amardeep Singh and Girish Arora of Dominant Publishers, based in Noida. Officials stated that the arrests were made following a coordinated operation by counter-intelligence officers at both locations.

Further investigation into the content and distribution of the books is ongoing.

Source: Indian Express

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