Assam government bans jihadi' literature connected to Bangla terror groups
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has prohibited all forms of 'radical or jihadi' literature, both print and digital, connected to Bangladeshi terror organisations or any other similar outfits under Section 98 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). An order in this regard, issued by the home department, followed the examination of a communication received from the police and the views of the judicial department. The order said intelligence inputs, cyber-patrolling reports and recent investigations undertaken by the Assam Police and the Special Task Force indicated the continued circulation, possession, dissemination and digital transmission of radical/jihadi literature, publications, documents and digital propaganda materials linked to Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Ansar-Al-Islam/pro-AQIS etc, banned by the central government. such material includes content glorifying violent jihad, promoting radicalisation, providing ideological indoctrination, and facilitating recruitment, operational guidance, and incitement against the sovereignty of India, thereby posing a grave threat to public order, internal security and communal harmony, the order said. It mentioned that the publication, circulation, exhibition and possession of such material attract offences under relevant sections of BNSS, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act. According to the order, continued availability of such publications and digital propaganda, whether in print, electronic form or online platforms, perpetuates extremist ideology and renders vulnerable sections of youth susceptible to radicalisation. Therefore, the Government of Assam prohibits the publication, printing, circulation, distribution, sale, exhibition, possession and storage, whether physical or digital of any radical or jihadi literature, documents, materials or digital contentas well as all websites, social media pages, encrypted channels, online groups or digital platforms propagating such extremist or jihadi content for safeguarding internal security and preventing vulnerable youth from falling prey to extremist propaganda, the order said. It further stated that the Assam Police, Special Branch, Crime Investigation Department, district Senior Superintendents of Police, cybercrime units and all law-enforcement agencies would take necessary legal action under applicable provisions of law against the violators. Earlier, the Assam Police arrested several individuals in separate operations for their alleged links, particularly with JMB and ABT. The arrested individuals were allegedly involved in radicalising youth.
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