Indian Army Did Not Burn Houses in J&K, It Was an Accidental Fire
6 years, 1 month ago

Indian Army Did Not Burn Houses in J&K, It Was an Accidental Fire

The Quint  

In March 2018, four residential houses were destroyed in a massive fire that erupted in Lachipora area of Baramulla district in Kashmir. An article published by Rising Kashmir on 27 March, 2018 stated, “The local residents, however, said that the fire completely destroyed the houses as there is no fire service station in the area. The nearest and only fire service station is at Uri town, some 18 kilometres away from Lachipora village.” Thus, a video of an accident in Lachipora in Kashmir was passed off as Indian Army burning houses in Bandipora, Kashmir and was shared aggressively in the Pakistani social media ecosystem. We have observed a pattern in which attempts are made to malign the Indian Army in the Pakistani social media ecosystem through misleading social media campaigns. In the past as well, a training video of SSG commandos from Pakistan was shared by Pakistani journalists and media houses as that of Kashmiris being tortured by the Indian Army.

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4 years, 3 months ago

India says Pakistani fire kills 3 soldiers in Kashmir

The Independent  

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4 years, 8 months ago

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4 years, 10 months ago

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India TV News  

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Firstpost  

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5 years, 10 months ago

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India TV News  

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Firstpost  

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5 years, 10 months ago

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Op India  

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5 years, 11 months ago

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Firstpost  

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6 years, 2 months ago

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Op India  

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