4 Indian soldiers dead or 4 persons injured in the recent truck accident in Banihal?
A video showing a Truck after the accident has recently surfaced on social media site X(Twitter). The video has been shared by a pak-based handle with the claim that 4 Indian soldiers died in Jammu and Kashmir when a truck transporting them came under fire from militants at Kharpora village in Ramban district.
Sharing this video on @X, account with the username @Pak1stTeamwrote: “4 Indian soldiers dead in Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir when the truck transporting them came under fire from Kashmiri freedom fighters at Kharpora village in Ramban district. Occupation of Jammu & Kashmir is becoming very costly for India both economically and militarily”
Fact-Check
A reverse-image search of the key-frames generated from the viral video led us the latest video on YouTube account of excelsior news showing similar visuals from the viral video. The video’s caption read: “Banihal: 3 ITBP Personnel Injured As Truck Plunges Into Gorge”
Reports from Amar Ujala, Greater Kashmir and Daily Excelsior.com
Upon investigating further, we found some latest reports from Amar Ujala, Greater Kashmir and Daily Excelsior.com.
According a recent report published by Greater Kashmir, four persons including three jawans of ITBP were injured after a private truck they were travelling in, rolled down near Kharpora village in Banihal on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The truck was on way to Kashmir valley from Jammu.
Furthermore, latest reports from Amar Ujala and Daily Excelsior.com also asserted similar facts about the truck accident in Banihal.
Conclusion
DFRAC’s fact-check proves that the above-shared video of a truck accident has been misleadingly shared on X. In reality, 4 persons including three jawans of ITBP were injured rather than 4 Indian soldiers dead.
Analysis: Misleading
