Avtar Singh Khanda, a khalistani separatist, died six months ago in June 2023 from blood cancer. Recently, the anti-India propaganda media outlet “The Guardian” published a fabricated story aimed at India using fictitious narratives. According to their most recent report, Indian police harassed Avtar Singh on the phone call before his death. As soon as the fabricated story was published, propagandists, including Indian media outlets such as “The Wire,” picked it up and spread it on their platform.
The Guardian (“@guardian“) tweeted “Indian police accused of harassing Sikh activist in UK before his sudden death” on Dec 4, 2023, which has received an about 190.7k views on X.
Indian police accused of harassing Sikh activist in UK before his sudden death https://t.co/wNrZPRv3xE
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 4, 2023
The Guardian also published an article on the website on Dec 4, 2023 with the headline “Indian police accused of harassing Sikh activist in UK before his sudden death”.
The Wire (“@thewire_in“) contributed to the spread of the information on Dec 5, 2023, just after the story from The Guardian was published. It tweeted “Indian Police ‘Harassed’ Sikh Activist in UK Before His Sudden Death: Report The newspaper’s investigation also raised questions about the UK police’s earlier claim that Avtar Singh Khanda’s death was the subject of a “thorough review.” #World“
Indian Police 'Harassed' Sikh Activist in UK Before His Sudden Death: Report
— The Wire (@thewire_in) December 5, 2023
The newspaper's investigation also raised questions about the UK police's earlier claim that Avtar Singh Khanda's death was the subject of a "thorough review."#Worldhttps://t.co/4OMMbwnTJq
Again, it also, posted the article on the official website of The Wire with the headline “Indian Police ‘Harassed’ Sikh Activist in UK Before His Sudden Death: The Guardian”.
Several other verified accounts on X, including Faith Matters (“@FaithMattersUK“) tweeted “Indian police accused of harassing Sikh activist in UK before his sudden death”.
Indian police accused of harassing Sikh activist in UK before his sudden deathhttps://t.co/8pAYZnIvT8
— Faith Matters (@FaithMattersUK) December 4, 2023
Several propagandists on the social media, including InformationCartography (“@informationMaps“), Dave Brown (“@dbrownnh“), @rasimasker, fonecable.com (“@fonecable“), H M Faruq (“@faruq_m40875“), Guillaume Corneau (“@guicorneau“), Debaser99 (“@debaser99 “), @Indianex1984 spread this information to many other users, contributing to the spread of the false information.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
As he passed away from illness, the West Midlands Police have already made it clear that his death was not thought to be suspicious.
We visited Times of India, which published an article on this incident on July 26, 2023 with the headline “UK police say they are not investigating Avtar Singh Khanda’s death as it is ‘not suspicious”. Also, Sky News posted the article where they clarified that according to his family, he suffered from pulmonary embolisms (blood clots) and acute myeloid leukaemia, a type of blood cancer. He passed away in the early hours of June 15.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 5, 2023
ANALYSIS: Propaganda
FACT: Six months ago, a khalistani separatist Avtar Singh Khanda, died in June 2023 due to blood cancer. Recently anti-India propaganda media outlet "The Guardian" published a concocted story to target India using fake narratives. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/anMOwTsaHv
Intent:
Anti-India propaganda media outlets are circulating self-invented stories to push Khalistani narrative. The news was made viral that in June 2023, Avtar Singh Khanda, a Khalistani separatist, passed away from blood cancer, six months prior, when Avtar Singh was allegedly being harassed by Indian police during a phone call prior to his death, according to their most recent story. Despite the fact that his death was ruled to be natural because of illness, the West Midlands Police have already made this clear. After proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we discovered that in the early hours of June 15, his family reported that he passed away from acute myeloid leukaemia, a type of blood cancer, and pulmonary embolisms, or blood clots.
Conclusion:
Claim : Avtar Singh Khanda, a Khalistani separatist, passed away in June 2023 from blood cancer six months prior. According to their most recent report, Avtar Singh was being harassed by Indian police during the phone call prior to his death.
Fact : The West Midlands Police have already made it clear that, given his illness, his death was not thought to be suspicious. According to his family, he suffered from pulmonary embolisms (blood clots) and acute myeloid leukaemia, a type of blood cancer. He passed away in the early hours of June 15.
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