Jammu, July 5 -- Even as the Jammu and Kashmir administration has suspended eight Education Department employees over the publication and distribution of the controversial textbook Personalities and Legends of J&K, one of its listed authors, Hilal Ahmed, remains untraceable, raising fresh questions about the book's authorship.
According to official sources, the textbook was authored by two individuals-Hilal Ahmed and Santosh Meena. While Santosh Meena has reportedly been traced to Rajasthan, the whereabouts and identity of Hilal Ahmed remain unknown. "It is still not known whether Hilal Ahmed actually exists or whether the name is fictitious," a source said.
The book has sparked a major controversy after it allegedly contained content glo...