Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Assam Bans Jihadi Digital Content
The Assam government has banned the spread of extremist and jihadi content online.
This includes things like websites, social media, and messaging apps.
The ban is to stop groups like the JMB and AQIS from spreading their ideas and recruiting people.
The government says these groups are using the internet to influence vulnerable people and cause trouble.
The police and other agencies will enforce the ban and take action against anyone who breaks it.
The ban is meant to keep people safe and stop the spread of harmful ideas.
Assam government banned radical and jihadi digital content statewide.
Ban covers printed material, e-books, websites, social media, and messaging apps.
Targeted groups include JMB, ABT, Ansar-Al-Islam, and AQIS.
Enforcement by Assam police, Special Task Force, and cybercrime units.
Ban aims to disrupt cross-border radicalisation and protect public order.
- Who
- Assam government and law enforcement agencies
- What
- Imposed a statewide ban on radical and jihadi digital content
- When
- Date not specified
- Where
- Assam, India
- Why
- To curb cross-border radicalisation and protect public order and national security
- Location
- Assam, India
- Date
- Not specified
- Legal Basis
- Section 98 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023
- Targeted Groups
- Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Ansar-Al-Islam, AQIS, and similar groups
- Enforcement Agencies
- Assam police, Special Task Force, district administrations, cybercrime units
- Scope of Ban
- Printed material, e-books, websites, social media, messaging apps, and other online forums
- Purpose
- To disrupt cross-border radicalisation and protect public order and national security