The Mumbai police has raided some book shops in the city including the premises of publishers Oriental Longman. | |
| Nearly 20 copies of controversial book Epic of Shivaji, written by James Lane and Shrikant Bahulkar were confiscated. |
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| The police action came following the state government's ban on the book issued on Monday. |
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| Lane's earlier book-Shivaji, a Hindu King in Islamic India-was banned in 2003. |
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| "Police are investigating the case and those found prima facie guilty would be prosecuted. The state government would soon send a letter requesting the Centre to ban the book in the entire country," said R R Patil, deputy chief minister. |
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