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Which of the following statements is incorrect with reference to Malda fault?

A The northeastern states of India are separated by the Malda fault from the Chotanagpur Plateau.
B The down-thrusting of the Malda gap area during the mid-pleistocene period, diverted the Brahmaputra River system to flow towards the Bay of Bengal.
C Malda gap was filled by sediment deposits of the Ganga and its tributaries.
D It is a major fault along the southern boundary of the Shillong plateau.
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