In the wake of lynching of a rape accused in Dimapur, the Home Ministry is apprehending backlash against people from the North-East living in Bengaluru, Pune and Gurgaon and asked the State Governments concerned to ensure their security. In an advisory, the Home Ministry on Wednesday asked Karnataka, Maharashtra and Haryana Governments to be fully alert and ensure security of North-East people. The communication has been sent by the Home Ministry after it found that a misinformation campaign about the Dimapur incident was going on in social media. The Centre also told the states to deploy adequate security forces in places where sizeable number of northeast people live and roam around in these cities.