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  • 2019-05-08 (xsd:date)
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  • No, these are not coffins for Indian security forces killed in a Maoist attack in May 2019 (en)
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  • A photograph of a row of boxes has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it shows makeshift coffins for Indian security forces killed by Maoist rebels in May 2019. The claim is false; the photo actually shows boxes that were used to transport the bodies of Indian Air Force personnel killed in a helicopter crash in October 2017. The photo was shared in this Facebook post on May 2, 2019. The caption states: No, these aren't garbage boxes. These are dead bodies of our brave policemen who were killed in the ghastly #GadchiroliNaxalAttack... This is how nationalist BJP treats our security forces. Their only motive is to milk such tragedies for vote. Remember this when you vote. Below is a screenshot of the post: Snapshot of the misleading Facebook post #GadchiroliNaxalAttack refers to suspected bomb attack by Maoist rebels, known as Naxals in India, on security forces in the Indian state of Maharashtra on May 1, 2019. Here is an AFP report about the attack. BJP refers to India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. This is the party’s official Twitter page. The same photo was shared with an identical claim on Facebook here and on Twitter here , here and here . The claim is false; the photograph is a cropped version of original images which shows boxes that were used to transport the bodies of Indian Air Force personnel killed in a helicopter crash in October 2017. A reverse image search on Google found this photograph tweeted by the former northern commander of the Indian Army, Lt Gen (Retired) HS Panag, on October 8, 2017. Below is a screenshot of the tweet: Screenshot of Twitter post The tweet says: Seven young men stepped out into the sunshine yesterday, to serve their motherland. India. This is how they came home. The same photo was also tweeted here by Captain Amarinder Singh, a former Indian Army official who is currently serving as the chief minister of north Indian state of Punjab, on October 8, 2017. Below is a screenshot of the tweet: Screenshot of the Twitter post The caption states: Shocked to see bodies of 7 @IAF_MCC & @adgpi Tawang crash victims brought in cartons. Is this how we treat our brave men? Tawang refers to a town in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Here is an AFP report published on October 6, 2017, about seven Indian Air Force (IAF) who died after their helicopter crashed in a remote area near Tawang on October 6, 2017. Here is a statement from India’s Ministry of Defence published on October 8, 2017, which stated why cardboard caskets were used to transport the victims’ bodies -- AFP has highlighted the relevant paragraph with red: Screenshot of the statement issued by the Ministry of Defence (en)
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