India hunts 'fake news' spreaders after anti-Muslim attacks

Misleading images shared on social media after mosques vandalised and homes ransacked in Tripura state

Indian police are seeking the owners of about 100 social media accounts accused of sharing fake news" after mob attacks on mosques in the north-east of the country.

Last month's violence in Tripura state erupted on the sidelines of a rally for hundreds of followers of a rightwing Hindu nationalist group. The incident appeared to be a revenge attack prompted by the killing of several Hindu worshippers across the border in Muslim-majority Bangladesh.