Fact-Check: Two civilians or Two Terrorists, who have been killed in J &K’s Kathua? Find out here

The state-turned UT will witness Legislative Assembly Elections from 18 September to 1 October 2024 in 3 phases to elect 90 members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Ahead of Elections 2024, misinformation is going viral on social media platforms. Recently, News has emerged on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) claiming that Indian troops martyred two more innocent Kashmiri youth in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir in a staged encounter. The news has been shared by pak-based handles on X.

A Pak account with the username @KashmirEng posted an image on X and wrote: “Indian troops have martyred two more Kashmiri youth in a staged encounter in Kathua, IIOJK. The ongoing cordon and search operation is another grim reminder of the brutal oppression faced by Kashmiris under illegal occupation”

Moreover, another account named Kashmir Tales also posted this news.

Fact-Check

The DFRAC team conducted a keyword search on Google and found a tweet by Rising Star Corps_IA dated Sept 11, 2024, revealing that two terrorists were neutralized in the Ongoing Operation at Khandara #Kathua by Troops of Rising Star Corps. Operations in progress.

Moreover, multiple media outlets such as Deccan Herald, Financial Express, and First Post also published this news. According to reports, two terrorists have been neutralized in the ongoing operation at Khandara in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Wednesday, the Indian Army reported on Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Conclusion

It is evident from DFRAC’s fact-check that the viral news claiming Indian troops martyred two more innocent Kashmiri youth in Kathua has been misleadingly shared on X. Two terrorists have been killed in the ongoing operation in Kathua indeed. No civilian or youth was harmed during the ongoing operation.

Analysis: Misleading