Fact check: Old and unrelated image of a martyred soldier shared as that of an friendly BSF officer
In the video, the personnel is heard stating that life is uncertain and everyone has to Live and let Live. The collage of the image and the video is in circulation with narrative “Shahid ho geya yaar koti koti pronam”
A video showing a Border Security Force personnel is being shared along with an image of a martyred soldier covered with flowers and garlands. In the video, the personnel is heard stating that life is uncertain and everyone has to Live and let Live. The collage of the image and the video is in circulation with narrative "Shahid ho geya yaar koti koti pronam"
The Same collage is being shared with inference that the person seen in the video is the martyr in the viral image shared.
Fact Check:
The claim that the person seen in the video has been martyred is FALSE. The video of the BSF personnel was taken recently in August 2022 and the image seen in the viral collage is of an army soldier is from 2019. Unrelated and old image is in circulation in connection with the BSF personnel seen saying 'Jiyo aur Jeene do'.
When we performed Google reverse image search and searched for the image in the collage, we found a video in youtube posted on September 30, 2019.
The caption of the video reads "सैन्य सम्मान के साथ शहीद राजेन्द्र सिंह का अंतिम संस्कार हुआ ।" which translates to 'Martyr Rajendra Singh was cremated with military honors'.
When searched using 'Martyr Rajendra Singh' was keywords, we found few articles stating that In an operation Tri Shakti, Naik Rajendra Singh , an Indian army soldier was critically injured and attained martyrdom, when, in a display of raw courage, he intercepted a terrorist who was trying to flee. Naik Rajendra Singh belonged to Mohangarh, Jailsamer, Rajasthan and is survived by his wife. The last rites were performed in his ancestral village Mohangarh.
We also found the same image of the martyr soldier garlanded, shared on a facebook page named Barmer with the caption "अंतिम दर्शन, शहीद राजेंद्रसिंह भाटी,जैसलमेर 30.09.2019" translating to "Final visit, Martyr Rajendra Singh Bhati, Jaisalmer. 30.09.2019"
When searched for the BSF personnel seen in the video in the viral collage, we found a video posted on Youtube channel named 0.2 Prasen vlogs. In the comments section, the vlogger explained that the news of BSF Personnel's demise is false. He also identified him as Virendra sir. This video was posts on August 16, 2022.
We also found another video shared by youtube channel Happiness Shared, with the title 'Jiyo aur Jeene do, Moments of Viral BSF officer with @0.2 Prasen Vlogs. In the description of the video, it states that the person seen in the video is Virendra Kumar Singh, a BSF officer, posted in India-Bangladesh Gede border at far east of West Bengal. The moments shared were shot on 15th August 2022. This video was posted on August 24, 2022.
Therefore, the image and the video in the viral collage are unrelated and the BSF personnel seen in the video is not martyred. Unrelated old image of a martyred soldier is in circulation as that of the BSF personnel seen in the video saying 'Jiyo and Jeene do'.
