Did the Armed Forces neutralize a young Kashmiri in J & K's Baramulla? Discover the Truth here
The escalation of terror activities is on the rise in a state that has witnessed no presence of militants in the past couple of months. This rise has also added fuel to the fire of misinformation on social media platforms. Some pak-based handles posted an image on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) and claimed that Indian troops had once again martyred a young Kashmiri in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir during a brutal fake encounter under the guise of a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Uri.
Taking to X, a pak-based handle Kashmir English posted an image on X. It wrote: “Indian troops have once again martyred a young Kashmiri in Baramulla, IIOJK, during a brutal fake encounter under the guise of a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Uri. The ongoing oppression of innocent Kashmiris must end”.
Furthermore, several pak handles shared this claim on X with similar facts. The preview link can be seen here, here, and here.
Fact-check
The DFRAC team investigated the above viral claim and found that the armed forces had killed a heavily armed terrorist in a joint operation with J& K Police. We conducted a Google keyword search in this regard led us to a tweet by the Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) dated Oct 20, 2024. The tweet stated: “The joint team neutralized one heavily armed terrorist and recovered 01xAK Rifle, 02xAK Magazines, 57xAK Rounds, 02xPistols, 03xPistol Magazines and other war-like stores from the site”.
In addition, multiple media outlets such as India TV, TOI, and Business Standard reported this news mentioning the Chinar Corps Oct 20, tweet. The reports cited that in a joint operation, the armed forces killed one heavily armed terrorist and recovered arms and ammunition in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement, the authorities on Sunday said a war-like store of ammunition was found at the encounter site.
Conclusion
It is clear from DFRAC’s fact-check that the viral claim stating that Indian troops had once again martyred a young Kashmiri in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir during a brutal fake encounter has been misleadingly shared on X. Indeed, a heavily armed terrorist has been neutralized by the security forces during a joint operation in Baramulla.
Analysis: Misleading
