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Pak troll networks spread lies about Indian Army leadership, gets debunked

As India enforces stringent retaliatory measures against Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attacks, several Pakistan-based media outlets and proxy social media accounts have launched a coordinated disinformation campaign targeting senior Indian Armed Forces officers in a failed attempt to discredit official records and authoritative fact-checks have thoroughly debunked these claims, which analysts describe as part of Islamabad's routine use of fabricated narratives to deflect from Indian ALLEGATION AGAINST LIEUTENANT GENERAL DS RANAPropaganda: Pakistani channels and troll networks claimed that Lieutenant General DS Rana, Director General of the Defence Intelligence Agency, had been "sacked" and exiled to the "Kala Pani" penal colony in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, following supposed operational lapses. Fact: Far from being dismissed, Lieutenant General Rana has been promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief in his current role, meaning he is now elevated to a higher rank within the same appointment as DG DIA. He will assume the prestigious tri-services command of Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), on June STORY ON LIEUTENANT GENERAL MV SUCHINDRA KUMARPropaganda: Pro-Pakistani social media handles insinuated that Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar was "shunted out" of Northern Command due to security failures linked to the Pahalgam Lieutenant General Suchindra Kumar retired on April 30, upon reaching superannuation after nearly four decades of distinguished service. The routine change of command had been notified well in CHARGES AGAINST AIR MARSHAL SP DHARKARadvertisementPropaganda: A network of Pakistan-originated accounts claimed that Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal SP Dharkar, was "dismissed" for "refusing to fight a war" against Air Marshal Dharkar completed his full tenure and superannuated on April 30, receiving a ceremonial guard-of-honour and paying homage at the National War Memorial. Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari has since assumed the role of Vice Chief of the Air Staff as part of an orderly succession to experts, these fabrications demonstrate a clear pattern, with each false claim surfacing within hours of New Delhi's calibrated response to the Pahalgam terror InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Pakistan