Overview
- The Counter Intelligence Unit in Jammu arrested three publishers and a court granted police 10 days' custody to question them about the distribution of two contested titles, a development reported on Sunday and carried into Monday.
- Investigators opened a formal FIR on July 4 under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 13 of the UAPA and executed raids at publishers’ and Samagra Shiksha offices on July 6 before blacklisting the firms.
- The two books — Personalities and Legends of J‑K and Great Personalities of Jammu and Kashmir — were written by Hilal Ahmad, Santosh Meena and Sushant Giri and a total of 251 copies sent to schools in Jammu, Ramban, Udhampur and Baramulla have been withdrawn.
- Police say they recovered deleted digital records during searches and have questioned one author in Rajasthan while the other author remains untraced as the probe traces the chain of publication and supply.
- The administration has suspended eight education officials, ordered a territory‑wide audit of school and public library material, and warned disciplinary action as the inquiry raises new scrutiny of Samagra Shiksha procurement and classroom sourcing.