Fact Check: Weapons seized from Kuki militants? This video is NOT from Manipur or India
In a major counter-insurgency operation, security forces in Manipur killed ten militants and recovered a large cache of weapons from the Chandel district on May 14. These weapons included AK-47 rifles and an M4 rifle, among other arms and ammunition.Amid this, a video of cash and weapons lying on the ground went viral on social media. Armed men could be seen standing nearby, using phones to take videos and photos of the recovery. Those sharing the clip claimed that these arms and ammunition were seized from Kuki militants by the security forces in Manipur.advertisementOne person shared the video on Instagram, writing, 'Big breaking. In a Join Op. Indian Army, CRPF and Manipur Police raided the Kuki militants hideout and seized huge cache of weapons and cash.'
India Today Fact Check found that the viral video is not from Manipur. It showed weapons seized by the Burma National Revolutionary Army in Myanmar.Our ProbeReverse-searching keyframes from the viral video led us to a longer version of the clip shared by a YouTube channel on April 15. Its description in Burmese said, 'The camp has been captured, weapons and more than three billion baht in cash have been recovered.' It also contained hashtags related to Myanmar and Chinland.A closer look at the video also revealed that the currency seen in the video was not Indian. Also, the uniforms of these armed men had BNRA written on them. BNRA, or Burma National Revolutionary Army, is an insurgent group in Myanmar.advertisement We then found the same video shared on April 14 by the Facebook page of Red News Agency, a news outlet in Myanmar. Its caption stated that these weapons were seized during the battle for Falam.According to reports, the Chin Brotherhood alliance seized the Myanmar military's only remaining hilltop base in the town of Falam in Chin state on April 7. The base belonged to the Myanmar army's Infantry Battalion 268, and by seizing it, the Chin Brotherhood gained full control over Falam.The Chin Brotherhood is a military and political alliance of several armed insurgent groups active in the Chin state of Myanmar. The Burma National Revolutionary Army also reportedly fought the battle of Falam with other insurgent groups.It is, thus, clear that a video from Myanmar was falsely shared as weapons and cash seized by security forces in Manipur.Tune InMust Watch
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