Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have raided bookstores and seized 668 books linked to a major Islamic organization in the disputed region, where strict controls on the press have escalated in recent years.

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have launched a sweeping crackdown on Islamic literature, seizing hundreds of books written by Syed Abul Ala Maududi, the late founder of the Jamaat-e-Islami.

In an extensive crackdown on banned literature, the Jammu and Kashmir Police launched multiple search operations across the Kashmir Valley, confiscating over 600 religious books linked to

Police in disputed Kashmir have raided dozens of bookshops and seized hundreds of copies of books by an Islamic scholar, sparking angry reactions by Muslim leaders