Authorities threaten people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors like Booker winner Arundhati Roy and historians Victoria Schofield

Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir that they say propagate “false narratives” and “secessionism” in the disputed region, where strict controls on the press have escalated in recent years.

Historian hits out at move by prime minister as New Delhi government says the work ‘glorifies terrorism’ and promotes ‘false narratives’