Lost customs document forces Indian court to overturn 36-year-old ban on Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses

An Indian court has overturned a 36-year-old order banning the import of copies of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses because nobody could find the original order.

Lost customs document forces Indian court to overturn 36-year-old ban on Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses
A man with greyish brown hair and glasses is shown beside the copy of the book The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie.

An Indian court has overturned a 36-year-old order banning the import of copies of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses because nobody could find the original order.