Terrorist attack in Pulwama led to the supreme sacrifice of several Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans on February 14th.
The cowardly attack by Pak-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad has touched a raw nerve with the masses. Several are protesting in different parts of India while many are registering their protests on social media sites like WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter.
Bravehearts of CRPF who made the supreme sacrifice and attained martyrdom in the Pulwama attack on 14/02/2019. pic.twitter.com/eHrPnYaSGV
— 🇮🇳CRPF🇮🇳 (@crpfindia) February 15, 2019
But some social media users may have been using forged pictures with the aim of causing resentment and distress to the masses.
CRPF took this into account and issued an advisory on 17th February 2019 and said:
“It has been noticed that on social media some miscreants are trying to circulate fake pictures of body parts of our Martyrs to invoke hatred while we stand united. Please DO NOT circulate/share/like such photographs or posts.”
CRPF has requested social media users to report such content at webpro@crpf.gov.in.
ADVISORY: It has been noticed that on social media some miscreants are trying to circulate fake pictures of body parts of our Martyrs to invoke hatred while we stand united. Please DO NOT circulate/share/like such photographs or posts. Report such content at webpro@crpf.gov.in
— 🇮🇳CRPF🇮🇳 (@crpfindia) February 17, 2019
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Meanwhile, claims made by social media users of ‘attacks’ on Kashmiri Muslims have turned out to be fake. Like in this case, where a user named Fahad Shah claimed that Kashmiri Muslim girls were trapped in a hostel at Dehradoon. It turned out that no such situation existed.
Contacted the authorities of the above mentioned institute and also the local police, no such situation exists
— CRPF Madadgaar (@CRPFmadadgaar) February 16, 2019
This is not true …Police sorted out d issue ..There r no crowds .. Initially there was an allegation that kashmiri students raised pro pakistan slogans.
— Uttarakhand Police (@uttarakhandcops) February 16, 2019
News of kashmiri students being attacked by mobs in Dehradun is saddened me , Kashmir is our state and the Kashmiri people our brethren, this is not the time to be divided and fight our own, that is what they want, we must stand as one and protect eachother. India is ONE
— Priya Dutt (@PriyaDutt_INC) February 16, 2019
There however was a situation in which girl students of NIT Srinagar were threatened by locals for supporting India.
Update: CRPF has issued another advisory. It said:
Fake news about harassment of students from Kashmir is being propagated by various miscreants on social media. CRPF helpline has enquired about complaints about harassment and found them incorrect. These are attempts to invoke hatred. Please DO NOT circulate such posts.
ADVISORY: Fake news about harassment of students from #Kashmir is being propagated by various miscreants on social media.
CRPF helpline has enquired about complaints about harassment and found them incorrect.
These are attempts to invoke hatred
Please DO NOT circulate such posts— 🇮🇳CRPF🇮🇳 (@crpfindia) February 17, 2019
