On July 24, 2024, a tragic incident unfolded in Nepal’s capital as a Saurya Airlines plane carrying 19 passengers onboard including an aircrew crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport. The incident occurred around 11;00 am local time. Following this incident, some pak handles took to social media platform X(Twitter) and claimed India’s RAW intelligence was involved in this tragic incident.

A pak-based handle named Hello Pakistan posted a video and wrote: “Disturbing reports indicate that the Kathmandu plane crash wasn’t an accident. Blame RAW for orchestrating this deadly act with an explosive device”

Another Pak Handle with username @PSYWAROPS shared some footage and made a similar claim.

Fact-Check

To begin with our fact-checking process, the team thoroughly examined latest reports published by multiple media outlets such as Hindustan Times, Times Of India, Indian Express & The Economic Times. No such information has been cited regarding this fatal accident.

Contrary to this claim, the reports stated that at least 18 people were killed after a Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday, July 24. The flight, bound for Pokhara, had 19 people on board, including aircrew.

Conclusion

It is clear from the DFRAC fact-check that the claim shared by Pak handles stating India’s RAW intelligence involvement is completely Fake since recently published reports have not asserted such information in their content.
Analysis: Fake

Moreover, we noted that one of the pak handles was previously found sharing fake news linking Indian involvement in other tragic events.