Guwahati, Dec 4: In a significant policy shift aimed at targeting the ideological roots of militancy, the Assam government has prohibited all forms of radical literature, both print and digital, associated with banned extremist organisations.

The order, issued under Section 98 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), marks a move from policing isolated acts of radicalisation to dismantling the ecosystem that enables them.

Senior security officials said recent investigations revealed a clear pattern wherein individuals arrested for suspected links with Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Ansar-Al-Islam/pro-AQIS and similar groups were seldom recruited through direct interpersonal networks.

Instead, many were exposed to sophisticated digital prop

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