Overview
- The Home and Political Department order targets material linked to JMB, Ansarullah Bangla Team, and Ansar-Al-Islam/pro-AQIS, which are already proscribed under the UAPA.
- The prohibition covers publication, distribution, possession, and storage across print and digital formats, including websites, social media, encrypted channels, and online groups.
- Officials cite intelligence inputs, cyber-patrolling, and recent investigations by Assam Police and the Special Task Force indicating persistent circulation of extremist propaganda.
- Security officials report much of the content originates in Bangladesh and travels through discreet digital networks to vulnerable youth in sensitive border districts.
- Recent context includes STF’s Operation Praghat arrests, life sentences for five JMB members ordered by a Kolkata court, and public responses from Bangladesh’s envoy and religious leaders.