Jorge Silva / Reuters Rohingya refugees arrive at a beach after crossing from Myanmar, in Teknaf, Bangladesh October 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Indian news agency ANI published a fake news story on Thursday, 12 October, claiming that the Nagaland police's intelligence branch has warned against a possible attack by Rohingya refugees. The story, quoting unnamed "intelligence sources", claimed that the Imam of Dimapur was contacting Rohingya rebels to bring arms and ammunition from Bangladesh to attack people of Nagaland. The story has been taken down after it was found to be fake news. ANI editor Smita Prakash released a statement on Twitter in response to AltNews' story calling out the news agency for the error. She said that the copy editor who had "pushed ahead" the story was no longer part of the organisation.