

{"id":103149,"date":"2021-09-14T12:17:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T06:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=103149"},"modified":"2021-09-14T12:25:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T06:55:09","slug":"assam-news-outlets-misreport-26-rohingya-muslims-arrested-in-guwahati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/assam-news-outlets-misreport-26-rohingya-muslims-arrested-in-guwahati\/","title":{"rendered":"Assam news outlets misreport 26 &#8216;Rohingya Muslims&#8217; arrested in Guwahati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assam-based media outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DY365\/videos\/2018119945012735\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DY365,<\/a> Asom Live 24, and NorthEast Now reported that 26 Rohingya Muslims were arrested in Guwahati with fake Aadhaar cards. &#8220;They were planning to move to Delhi,&#8221; wrote NorthEast Now.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-103149 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/assam-news-outlets-misreport-26-rohingya-muslims-arrested-in-guwahati\/screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01-54-23\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.54.23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.54.23.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.54.23-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/assam-news-outlets-misreport-26-rohingya-muslims-arrested-in-guwahati\/screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01-51-48\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.51.48-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.51.48-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.51.48-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.51.48-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.51.48-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.51.48-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.51.48-2048x970.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/assam-news-outlets-misreport-26-rohingya-muslims-arrested-in-guwahati\/screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01-54-52\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1026\" height=\"1282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.54.52.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.54.52.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.54.52-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.54.52-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-01.54.52-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NANDANPRATIM\/status\/1436973928065298436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi<\/a>, who has over 40,000 followers, claimed that 26 Rohingya Muslims were arrested by Paltanbazar police at Guwahati after they entered Assam illegally from Myanmar.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">26 Rohingya muslims entered Assam illegally from Myanmar arrested by Paltanbazar police at Guwahati. Arrested Rohingyas reveal master plan of illegal infiltration in Assam. They were allegedly carrying fake UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) ID cards. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jO4J9kdSWt\">pic.twitter.com\/jO4J9kdSWt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@NANDANPRATIM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NANDANPRATIM\/status\/1436973928065298436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This claim was also made by DY365 editor <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/20210913112541\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/atanubhuyan\/status\/1437024524923387906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atanu Bhuyan<\/a>, Assam-based media professional <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/KqYsG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sailendra Pandey<\/a> and university professor <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/20210913112621\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/DostKhan_Jammu\/status\/1437024625297289221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hari Om<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-103149 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/assam-news-outlets-misreport-26-rohingya-muslims-arrested-in-guwahati\/screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02-01-47\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1184\" height=\"1156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.01.47.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.01.47.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.01.47-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.01.47-1024x1000.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.01.47-768x750.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1184px) 100vw, 1184px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/assam-news-outlets-misreport-26-rohingya-muslims-arrested-in-guwahati\/screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02-07-40\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1076\" height=\"1180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.07.40.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.07.40.jpg 1076w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.07.40-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.07.40-934x1024.jpg 934w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.07.40-768x842.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1076px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/assam-news-outlets-misreport-26-rohingya-muslims-arrested-in-guwahati\/screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02-01-55\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1164\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.01.55.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.01.55.jpg 1164w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.01.55-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.01.55-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-14-at-02.01.55-768x562.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1164px) 100vw, 1164px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>FACT-CHECK<\/h4>\n<p>A keyword search on Google led us to multiple reports related to the incident in question. On September 12, 26 citizens of Myanmar were arrested in Guwahati. However, none of them belonged to the Rohingya community. This was reported by Assam Tribune, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/guwahati\/26-myanmar-nationals-held-in-guwahati-with-fake-documents\/articleshow\/86148859.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of India<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theshillongtimes.com\/2021\/09\/13\/26-delhi-bound-myanmarese-nationals-held-in-guwahati\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Shillong Times<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sentinelassam.com\/guwahati-city\/26-myanmarese-including-10-girls-arrested-in-guwahati-554538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sentinel<\/a>. Assam Tribune and The Sentinel have listed the names of all 26.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103157 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E_JI-oTVgAYejKQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1596\" height=\"1211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E_JI-oTVgAYejKQ.jpg 1596w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E_JI-oTVgAYejKQ-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E_JI-oTVgAYejKQ-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E_JI-oTVgAYejKQ-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/E_JI-oTVgAYejKQ-1536x1165.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1596px) 100vw, 1596px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TOI reported that 26 Myanmar nationals, including 10 women, were arrested under Indian Penal Code 468 (forgery), relevant sections of Foreigners Act, 1946, Passport (Entry into India) Act,1920 and Passport (Entry into India) Rules 1950.<\/p>\n<p>The group was apprehended from Guwahati&#8217;s Kamrupa Lodge in the Rehabari area after the local police were tipped off. As per the police, the group drove down in two SUVs around 7 am from Mizoram capital Aizawl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon interrogation, it was found that they are citizens of [Falam district] Chin state of Myanmar and were on their way to Delhi to study Bible (theology). We recovered forged Indian documents such as Aadhaar and voter cards, which were made in Mizoram, from their possession,\u201d according to the Assam police statement in TOI report.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News spoke with the ACP at Pan Bazaar Police Station (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/Kamrup+Lodge,+5QG2%2BV5M,+Manipuri+Rajbari,+Ulubari,+Guwahati,+Assam+781008\/Pan+Bazaar,+Guwahati,+Assam\/@26.1778349,91.7442413,15.44z\/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x375a5bea74076573:0xbd01695df83c6547!2m2!1d91.7504251!2d26.1772431!1m5!1m1!1s0x375a5a25e55856b1:0x5e71de52f9b47851!2m2!1d91.7453642!2d26.1859679!3e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.5 km<\/a> from Kamrupa Lodge). He said, &#8220;I can confirm that not a single person from the 26-member belongs to the Rohingya community. We interrogated each of them individually and learnt that they follow the Christian faith. We are following up with authorities in Myanmar for more details.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, we also spoke with DCP Guwahati Central Police Station Rajveer Singh. He said, &#8220;In addition to English, some individuals are fluent in Mizo. They were travelling to Bible college in East Delhi.&#8221; Even Singh refuted the claim the group belongs to the Rohingya community.<\/p>\n<p>The reader should note that Bordoloi posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aninews.in\/news\/national\/general-news\/8-rohingyas-arrested-in-tripura201711291901310003\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017<\/a> image of Rohingyas arrested in Tripura.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart2-2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart2-2-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart2-2-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart2-2-768x300.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart2-2-1536x600.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To conclude, Assam-based media outlets and journalists falsely reported that 26 Rohingya Muslims were arrested by the Guwahati police on September 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assam-based media outlets DY365, Asom Live 24, and NorthEast Now reported that 26 Rohingya Muslims were arrested in Guwahati with fake Aadhaar cards. &#8220;They were planning to move to Delhi,&#8221; wrote NorthEast Now. Anchor Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi, who has over 40,000 followers, claimed that 26 Rohingya Muslims were arrested by Paltanbazar police at Guwahati [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":103215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282,39],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[682],"class_list":["post-103149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-analysis","category-news","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Assam news outlets misreport 26 &#039;Rohingya Muslims&#039; arrested in Guwahati - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Assam news outlets misreport 26 &#039;Rohingya Muslims&#039; arrested in Guwahati - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Assam-based media outlets DY365, Asom Live 24, and NorthEast Now reported that 26 Rohingya Muslims were arrested in Guwahati with fake Aadhaar cards. &#8220;They were planning to move to Delhi,&#8221; wrote NorthEast Now. 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