Addressing the nation three days after the government abrogated Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the move, saying that the rights of all citizens are now similar. But people actually living in Kashmir are still facing massive restrictions, and thousands of people have been detained, with their families in the dark about where they are.

There is also a fog of misinformation and fake messages doing the rounds, exacerbated by the government’s control on sources of information from Kashmir.

One effect of this seems to be playing out in Delhi, where some people on Twitter have alleged that Kashmiris are facing discrimination from hotel staff.

Some hotels in Delhi, they have tweeted, are refusing accommodation to Kashmiris despite prior booking following a “government order”.