Bengaluru: Jigani Police have reportedly arrested a man on charges of allegedly aiding Pakistani nationals to enter India illegally and settle in Bengaluru.
The arrested accused has been identified as Parvez Ahmed (57) from Mumbai.
It has been learnt that the accused helped recently arrested Pakistani family by providing them with fake identity documents and getting Aadhaar cards and passports.
According to the police, the Pakistani family disclosed Parvez's details, following which he was arrested from the city's Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna railway station.
The Jigani Police had arrested four foreign nationals residing in the city illegally on September 29.
A case in connection with the incident has been registered at the Jigani police station.
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New Delhi: Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, several prominent Indian TV news channels, including Aaj Tak, NDTV, and India TV, aired a video on May 9 claiming it showed the Indian Army intercepting a Pakistani airstrike in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. However, a fact-check by Alt News revealed that the footage is at least four years old and completely unrelated to any recent conflict.
The video was broadcast during a segment on Aaj Tak hosted by anchor Anjana Om Kashyap, where it was described as footage of the Indian military thwarting a Pakistani airstrike “moments ago.” The same footage was aired in another bulletin presented by Sweta Singh on the same channel.
NDTV similarly presented the video as depicting live action from Jaisalmer. India TV and several other outlets — including Times Now, Times Now Navbharat, ABP News, News18, News Nation, and OneIndia also aired the same video with identical claims.
What’s the truth?
According to Alt News, the video was originally uploaded on May 11, 2021, by a YouTube channel named NSFchannel. The title of that video suggests it depicts Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system in action, not an Indian military engagement.
Although Alt News stated it has not independently verified the video’s exact origin, it confirmed that it is at least four years old and unrelated to the current India-Pakistan situation.
In conclusion, multiple national news broadcasters misrepresented an old video, presenting it as real-time footage of Indian forces intercepting a Pakistani airstrike in Jaisalmer, a claim now debunked through fact-checking.