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Maharashtra government confiscates over 100 extremist publications
Maharashtra’s Home Department issued a gazette notification on August 6 ordering the immediate forfeiture of 114 radical titles and instructional materials linked to extremist groups such as Islamic State (ISIS/ISKP), Hizb‑ul‑Mujahideen and Al‑Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). The order, invoked under Section 98(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023, cites penal provisions in Sections 152, 196, 197 and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023.
The crackdown follows intelligence inputs and a March 17 letter from the Anti‑Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Mumbai. Among the seized items are 47 issues of the magazine “Voice of Khurasan”, audio‑video propaganda such as “Tawheed Lectures”, and pamphlets titled “Are You Still Sitting?” and “Why Should You Join the Islamic State”. The state government aims to curb recruitment, radicalisation and propaganda that threaten India’s sovereignty, integrity and public order.
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Al‑Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) · Anti‑Terrorism Squad (ATS) · Islamic State (ISIS/ISKP) · Maharashtra Government · Maharashtra Home Department
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- [● 2 SOURCES] Specific titles seized include 47 issues of “Voice of Khurasan”, “Tawheed Lectures”, and pamphlets such as “Are You Still Sitting?” and “Why Should You Join the Islamic State”. tennews.in · www.socialnews.xyz
- [● 2 SOURCES] The notification was published in the Maharashtra government gazette on August 6. tennews.in · www.socialnews.xyz
- [● 2 SOURCES] The forfeiture order invoked powers under Section 98(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023. tennews.in · www.socialnews.xyz
- [● 2 SOURCES] Maharashtra government issued a notification to forfeit over 100 radical publications. tennews.in · www.socialnews.xyz
- [● 2 SOURCES] The order cites penal offences under Sections 152, 196, 197 and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023. tennews.in · www.socialnews.xyz
- [● 2 SOURCES] A total of 114 radical titles and instructional materials were listed for forfeiture. tennews.in · www.socialnews.xyz
- [● 2 SOURCES] The crackdown followed an ATS letter dated March 17. tennews.in · www.socialnews.xyz
- [● 2 SOURCES] The seized materials are linked to ISIS/ISKP, Hizb‑ul‑Mujahideen and Al‑Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). tennews.in · www.socialnews.xyz