ISPR-funded anti-India propaganda accounts based in Pakistan circulated a short video portraying the Indian army’s armored vehicles. The video was shared with the claim that a School targeted by Indian security forces in the Kastigarh area of Doda. However, as usual, D-Intent Data has debunked their false propaganda.
School targeted by Indian security forces in the Kastigarh, False claims made by propagandists about
Pakistan-based anti-India propaganda accounts disseminated a short video of armored vehicles and claimed that a school was targeted by the Indian security forces in Kastigarh, Kashmir.
Serial fake news peddler and propagandist account @PSYWAROPS on X (Formerly Twitter) has made a post and said. In Doda, Kastigarh, after facing losses from local freedom fighters, Indian troops have begun targeting innocent Kashmiri civilians. Indian troops lobbed grenades at a school, injuring several minors, Later, the post was removed.
Another fake news peddler account from Pakistan @HelloPKofficial also shared the video and captioned. Multiple minors injured after Indian troops allegedly targeted a school in Kashtigarh, Kashmir. This escalation in violence is alarming and calls for immediate international attention.
Truth behind the claims about School targeted by Indian security forces in the Kastigarh, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the claims came to our notice, we conducted research and found no such reports.
According to reports, a fresh gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists in a forest village in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Thursday. The encounter erupted in Jaddan Bata village in the Kastigarh area around 2 am when terrorists opened fire on the security search parties. As per the report two soldiers were injured in the gunfight with the terrorists.
ANI posted a video from the same location, where the encounter started late in the night in the Kastigarh area of Doda.
Moreover, we found that India TV journalist Manish Prasad shared the short video and captioned, Encounter at Kastigarh area of Doda Started. IndianArmy & JKP is in action. Operations at Dessa, Kastigarh and other nearby areas are on. Detail on Terrorists-Approx presence of 10 terrorists in Bhaderwah, Doda and Kishtwar area.
During intensive research, we came across a news report from the J&K-based media outlet ‘Daily Excelsior‘. According to the report, the wall of a school was damaged in a firing incident by terrorists at Jaddan Bata in Doda. There are no news reports stating that Indian forces fired at a school in Kashmir or targeted civilians.
Hence, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the claims made by Pakistan-based propaganda accounts are false and self-invented. In reality terrorists targeted a school and damaged its wall.
Intent
ISPR funded Pakistan-based anti-India propaganda accounts are circulating false and self-invented claims about the encounter between Indian security forces and Pakistan-sponsored terrorists to set their narrative against India.
Conclusion
Claim- Indian security forces targeted a school and injured several minors in Kastigarh, Doda.
Fact- No such report came to light. Encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Kastigarh, Doda. Terrorists fired at a school and damaged its wall.
