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The video<\/strong><\/a>, however, predates the recent India-Pakistan military escalations that began with India\u2019s Operation Sindoor on May 7. Of course, India\u2019s covert operation was in retaliation against the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.<\/p>\n The video actually shows<\/strong><\/a> a clash between the police and protesters over a biogas plant in Ludhiana\u2019s Akhara village on April 26.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n According to The Times of India<\/strong><\/a>, on April 26, the police resorted to lathi-charging protestors opposing the setting up of a biogas plant in Akhara. Villagers had reportedly been protesting it for over a year, citing health concerns.<\/p>\n 2. Fabricating hostages<\/p>\n Pakistan-based accounts overwhelmingly spread lies<\/strong><\/a> about an Indian Air Force pilot called Shivangi Singh getting captured across the border.<\/p>\n Of course, that\u2019s untrue. For starters, the Press Information Bureau, while referring to a separate video shared with the claim, refuted this outright. It said that an Indian female Air Force pilot \u201chas NOT been captured\u201d.<\/p>\n Second, the photo<\/strong><\/a> shared with the claim is also old. In June 2023, an IAF training jet crashed in Chamarajanagar near Karnataka\u2019s Bhogapura village. According to The Hindu<\/strong><\/a>, on June 1, 2023, an Indian Air Force trainer aircraft, Kiran, crashed \u2014 but not before both its pilots ejected safely. The pilots were identified by the local police as Tejpal and Bhumika. They both sustained some injuries and were taken to Bengaluru for treatment.<\/p>\n 3. Fake wins \u2014 in video games<\/p>\n \u201cEven Bollywood can\u2019t deliver such action that the Pakistan Air Force did in real life to India,\u201d wrote Pakistan-based accounts<\/strong><\/a>, as they shared a video of a fighter jet doing some rather impressive flying.<\/p>\n The video does feel like an action film sequence. Because it\u2019s most likely from a video game. Clips from the combat simulator ARMA 3<\/strong><\/a> are often mistaken for real incidents \u2014 something we have seen in wars<\/strong><\/a>, time and again.<\/p>\n This video also predates Operation Sindoor and the subsequent skirmishes between India and Pakistan. It was shared by a YouTube account<\/strong><\/a> on April 30.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Published By: <\/p>\n Pathikrit Sanyal<\/p>\n Published On: <\/p>\n May 10, 2025<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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