After the news of INS Bramaputra catching fire in which one junior sailor reported missing and the search operation has been still underway, a pak-based handle claimed on X that Sikh personnel destroyed INS Brahmaputra in a deliberate explosion. The incident took the lives of 20 Indian Navy personnel and 12 maỉntenance crew members.

Taking to X, Psywar Bureau wrote: “#BREAKINGNEWS: Mutiny in India Navy, Sikh Personnel Destroy INS Bramaputra in Deliberate Explosion
On July 22, 2024, the Indỉan Navy’s guỉded missile frigate, INS Brahmaputra, was destroyed in a mysterious explosion that rendered the ship irreparable. The bIast and subsequent fire resuIted in the deaths of 20 Indian Navy personnel and 12 maintenance crew members.

Fact-Check

To begin our fact-check process, the DFRAC team conducted a keyword search and found some recently published media reports from IndiaToday, The Wire, and CNBC 18 . As per reports, a fire broke out on INS Brahmaputra on Sunday, July 21 while it was undergoing maintenance in a naval dockyard in Mumbai. A junior sailor went missing after the incident and a search operation is underway. No casualties have been reported.

Conclusion

It is evident from DFRAC’s fact-check that claims asserting Sikh destroyed the vessel and explosion resulted in deaths of 20 Indian Navy personnel and 12 maintenance crew members are misleading as no casualties have been reported in this incident. Only a junior sailor went missing for whom the search is in progress
Analysis: Misleading