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NCERT also recovered two printing machines, aluminium printing plates, paper rolls, and printing ink, which indicated large-scale unauthorised printing.
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In a coordinated effort, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and the Crime Branch of Delhi Police have cracked down on the illegal printing of pirated NCERT textbooks. Acting on specific information, the Delhi Police Crime Branch raided a printing facility in Village Jawli, Loni, Ghaziabad (U.P.), seizing around 32,000 pirated NCERT textbooks of various classes and subjects.
They also recovered two printing machines, aluminium printing plates, paper rolls, and printing ink, which indicated large-scale unauthorised printing, the NCERT stated in an official notice.
The raid was based on inputs from a previous case registered as FIR No. 336/2025 dated 11.11.2025 by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Copyright Act, 1957. NCERT’s Publication Division officials were present during the raid and helped with the identification and verification of the pirated materials.
NCERT emphasises that unauthorised printing, distribution, or sale of its textbooks is a punishable offence and harms students and the education system by spreading substandard and incorrect content. The public is encouraged to purchase NCERT textbooks only from authorised sources and report any piracy suspicions to NCERT or local authorities.
“NCERT reiterates that unauthorized printing, distribution, or sale of NCERT textbooks is a punishable offence under law. Such activities not only violate copyright but also adversely affect students and the education system by circulating substandard and incorrect content. Members of the public are encouraged to purchase NCERT textbooks only from authorized sources and to report any suspected cases of piracy to NCERT or local authorities,” the Council stated.
January 16, 2026, 5:43 PM IST
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