Fact Check: Pak-based users share old, unrelated video to push propaganda against Indian Army
Following the Pahalgam terror attack, a video circulating online claims to show Indian Army officials walking out of a meeting, expressing their desire to not go to war against Pakistan.The video likely shows a press conference. Several men in uniform can be seen leaving the room, after which a man can be heard saying, 'What is the army afraid of? Why are they running away like this?' Many Pakistan-based accounts shared this video.advertisementSharing the video, a Facebook user wrote, 'Breaking News: Indian Army Generals walked out of the meeting, they said we are not capable of fighting a war against Pakistan. Modi still wants war, but his army isn't capable of fighting!' The archived version of a similar post can be seen here.
India Today Fact Check found that this March 2025 video has nothing to do with Pakistan. It shows a press conference related to the Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath assault incident.OUR PROBEReverse-searching keyframes from the clip led us to the same video shared by Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on his Instagram account on March 25. He praised journalist Man Aman Singh Chhina for 'persistently asking questions to ensure justice for Col. Pushpinder Singh Bath and his family'.advertisementNotably, Indian Army Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son Angad were allegedly assaulted by Punjab Police personnel over a parking dispute outside a Patiala dhaba in March 2025. A Special Investigation Team led by Chandigarh Police SP Manjeet Sheoran is probing the case. In connection with the incident, four officers have been suspended and transferred.On Chhina's social media profile, he had shared the same video and wrote, 'Chief of Staff Western Command Lt Gen Mohit Wadhwa just scooted away with his senior officers after reading out a statement on the Patiala Colonel without taking any questions. The DGP also read out a statement and left but at least he has answered questions of media in recent days. What is the Army afraid of?'Chief of Staff Western Command Lt Gen Mohit Wadhwa just scooted away with his senior officers after reading out a statement on the Patiala Colonel without taking any questions. The DGP also read out a statement and left but at least he has answered questions of media in recent pic.twitter.com/86Ytgee0sz— Man Aman Singh Chhina (@manaman_chhina) March 25, 2025In a joint press conference held on March 25, Gaurav Yadav, DGP of Punjab Police, and Lieutenant General Mohit Wadhwa, Chief of Staff, HQ Western Command, issued a joint statement on the assault of serving Colonel Bath. The viral clip shows the same press conference, where Chhina criticised Army officials for not taking questions from the media. In the conference, General Mohit Wadhwa called for a fair and honest investigation ( https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/col-assault-incident-army-calls-for-fair-probe-highest-respect-for-army-says-punjab-dgp-101742903225678.html ) to be conducted transparently and within a set timeframe, to punish those responsible for the assault on Colonel Bath.Thus, it is evident that an old and unrelated clip from a press conference regarding the Pushpinder Singh Bath assault incident is being shared with wrongful claims.Written by Abhishek PathakMust Watch
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