new Delhi: An edited video from 2020 has surfaced on social media with the claim that over 12 Indian Army soldiers face court martial proceedings for shouting in favor of the separatist Khalistan state during Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit. Used to be.
Sources in the defense establishment said steps are being taken to bring down the videos being tweeted by various handles, many of which have been created recently.
Sources said that similar attempts have been made in the past by Pakistan-based handlers whose job is to edit videos and spread fake news against the army.
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In the original video, jawans cry, saying “Bole so nihal…Sat Shri Akal” and “Waheguruji ka Khalsa…Waheguruji ki Fateh” when Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Visited Kupwara on July 18, 2020. Singh joins in when the soldiers chant “Bharat Mata ki Jai”.
#watch Defense Minister Rajnath Singh with soldiers during his visit to a forward post along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district today. pic.twitter.com/d2ggx21nLw
– ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2020
Singh also posted several visuals from his time with the soldiers that day. Today visited a forward post near the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir and interacted with the jawans posted there. We are extremely proud of these brave and courageous soldiers who are protecting our country in every situation.”
Today visited a forward post near the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir and interacted with the jawans posted there.
We are extremely proud of these brave and courageous soldiers who are protecting our country in every situation. pic.twitter.com/Caqvf83Xq
– Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) July 18, 2020
In the past, several handles trying to spread fake news against the Indian Armed Forces have been blocked.