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Gujarat Police Anti-Radicalisation SOPs: Rajya Sabha MP Flags Profiling Risk Over Beard, Niqab, Arabic Expressions

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16 Jul 2026
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Source: Indian Express
Key Data:139 new ARC postsJune 19, 2026Monero cryptocurrencyDabiq and Rumiyah
Bodies:Gujarat PoliceState Intelligence Bureau (SIB)Anti-Radicalisation CellsRajya Sabha
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What This Article Covers

1.Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas writes to Gujarat CM to pause Anti-Radicalisation SOPs over concerns of profiling based on religion, attire, and language.

2.SOPs list behavioural indicators including keeping a beard, wearing niqab, using Arabic expressions, frequenting mosques/madrasas, and interacting with people in PoK/Gulf/Afghanistan.

3.Gujarat Police defend SOPs as proactive measures to counter radicalisation and reintegrate individuals, not targeting any specific community.

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Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas has urged Gujarat CM to halt the state's Anti-Radicalisation SOPs fearing they permit religious profiling. The SOPs define radicalisation broadly with indicators like growing a beard, wearing niqab, or using Arabic expressions, raising constitutional concerns over equal protection. AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi also criticised the stereotyping.

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Date of SIB letterJune 19, 2026
New ARC posts approved139
ISIS magazines mentionedDabiq and Rumiyah
Cryptocurrency flaggedMonero

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  • ›Date of SIB letter: June 19, 2026
  • ›New ARC posts approved: 139
  • ›Target this Data: 139 new posts in Anti-Radicalisation Cells across Gujarat districts
  • ›Target this Nodal Body: Gujarat Police State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) issued the SOPs
  • ›Target this Legal Point: Article 14 (Right to Equality) and Article 25 (Freedom of Religion) invoked by MP

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Q1Static LinkageEasy

Which constitutional article guarantees freedom of religion and was invoked in the context of the Gujarat Anti-Radicalisation SOPs?

Q2Statement-basedHard

Consider the following statements regarding the Gujarat Anti-Radicalisation SOPs:

1. The SOPs were issued by the Gujarat State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in June 2026.

2. The SOPs define a radicalised person as someone who uses radical ideas for anti-national activities and believes their religion is the only true religion.

3. The SOPs include a list of digital actions such as using VPN and downloading Signal, but exclude cryptocurrency.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q3Data-centricEasy

Who wrote to the Gujarat Chief Minister raising concerns about the Anti-Radicalisation SOPs?

Q4Application/ImpactMedium

What is the primary constitutional concern raised by MP John Brittas regarding the Anti-Radicalisation SOPs?

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