A video circulating on social media claims that people pelted stones at the Indian Indian Army in Kashmir after a ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir. The video shows a convoy of military vehicles passing through a hilly area while a group of youth can be seen pelting stones from the hillside. Sounds of gunfire can also be heard in the background.
A user named YogiAdityanathFan (Digital Yoddha) Godse ka Bhakt shared this video and wrote:
“This video is from the state of Jammu and Kashmir during a war with Pakistan. A company of security forces had gone to the army camp at the border to assist the army. After the ceasefire, the CRPF and CISF companies were returning when some traitors of the country pelted stones at the convoy from the hills. In response, the security forces had to fire warning shots. The army captured this video via drone. Due to the firing, panic ensued, and 9 stone-pelters fell from the hills and died. Several security vehicles were also heavily damaged.“
Several other users also shared the same video claiming it to be from Jammu and Kashmir. You can view these posts here, here, and here.
Fact Check:
Upon investigation, we found the claim and video attached to be misleading. It shows an incident from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), where Pakistani security forces were attacked with stones. The video was posted on Facebook on May 15, 2024, by a user named Indian Military Updates, who clarified that Kashmiris in POK pelted stones at a Pakistani security forces convoy.
Further investigation through a reverse image search of a screenshot from the viral video on Google led us to iStockPhoto, where the image was labeled as being from Muzaffarabad in POK. Google Maps also confirms the location as Muzaffarabad.
A view of Muzaffarabad from Lohar Gali can be seen on Google Maps via the link provided.
Additionally, news reports from Dainik Jagran, Business Standard, and Dainik Bhaskar confirm that the stone-pelting incident involved Pakistani security forces in Muzaffarabad. These reports mention clashes between security forces and protestors, who were chanting slogans and throwing stones in opposition to police action. During the strike, shops remained closed, and normal life was disrupted.
Conclusion:
DFRAC’s fact check confirms that the claim about stone-pelting on the Indian Indian Army in Kashmir is false. The viral video is not recent and is from May 2024, depicting an incident in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, where Pakistani forces were attacked. Therefore, the claim circulating on social media is misleading.
