Misleading claim of killing Indian Army personnel in J & K’s Kishtwar goes viral. Discover the facts

The state turned UT has rocked once again due to gunbattles and encounters. Notably, it will witness the first phase of the assembly legislative elections on 18 September 2024 after the abrogation of Article 370. Ahead of this, some pak-based handles took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and claimed that 11 Indian Army personnel including a Captain & JCO, had been killed by militants in Kishtwar, J & K.

A Pak-based account with the username @DI313_ posted an image on X and wrote: “Breaking: “11Army personnels, including a Captain & JCO , have been neutralized by Kashmiri freedøm fighters in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir”

Fact-Check

The DFRAC team fact-checked the above-shared claim. A keyword search on Google regarding the above viral claim led us to some latest reports from the Indian Express, The Economic Times, and The Times of India. As per reports, two army personnel were killed and two others injured in a gunbattle on Friday, Sept 13, b/w security forces and terrorists in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar district in Jammu & Kashmir.

Moreover, we found a tweet by Whiteknight_IA (official X handle of 16 corps Indian Army) extending a salute to the soldiers who lost their lives in a gunbattle Kishtwar district in J & K, further offering condolences to their families.

Conclusion

It is evident from DFRAC’s fact-check that the above-shared claim stating 11 Indian Army personnel killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar has been misleadingly shared on X. Two army personnel died & two others were injured in the gunbattle indeed.

Analysis: Misleading