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| - Fact Check: 5-year-old pic FALSELY shared as slain Indian army men in Rajouri
India Today found that this image is from a 2018 incident, during which the Indian army foiled an intrusion attempt in Jammu and Kashmir's Naugam Sector.
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India Today Fact Check
This image dates back to December 2018, when the Indian army foiled Pakistan’s Border Action Team’s intrusion attempt.
On November 23, two Lashkar-e-Taiba members were killed in a gunfight in Rajouri’s Kalakote in Jammu and Kashmir. Five Indian soldiers lost their lives in this operation, including two captains.
A disturbing photo of two uniformed men lying motionless on the ground is now being shared, suggesting these two Indian army personnel were among those who lost their lives in the Rajouri encounter.
An X user shared the photo and wrote. “At least 11 commandos including a Major and a Captain from 9 Para SF Indian Army have been killed in the ongoing attack in Rajouri sector.” The archived version of this post can be seen here.
India Today found that the image in question is related to a 2018 incident, during which the Indian army foiled an intrusion attempt by Pakistan.
Our Probe
Using reverse search, we found that the viral image was used in a WION News report from December 31, 2018, about how the Indian army had averted an infiltration bid by Pakistan’s Border Action Team along the LoC in Kashmir’s Naugam Sector on December 30, 2018. In this report, the viral image can be seen at the 16-second mark.
At this point in the video, it is stated: “From the bodies of these two who have been killed, the Indian army says that they are Pakistan’s regular soldiers and they have been killed. Now they are making an offer to the Pakistan authorities to take these bodies back.”
This image was also used in a Zee news article ( https://zeenews.india.com/india/indian-army-identifies-pakistani-soldier-among-intruders-killed-along-loc-2167000.html ) and video report ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwEOE7uBAWc ).
ANI too had tweeted about this incident and said that Quadcopters were used to locate the dead bodies of suspected Pakistani soldiers in this incident.
As per another report in India TV News at the time, the Indian army had accused Pakistan of providing support to the intruders.
Thus, it’s clear that a five-year-old was falsely shared in the context of the recent encounter in Rajouri.
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