Operation Sindoor: Govt debunks claims of suicide attack at Army Brigade in Rajouri

India, on Friday, dismissed claims of a suicide attack in the Army Brigade in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district as “fake news”. It also rejected social media posts on a supposed drone attack in Punjab’s Jalandhar.

Pakistan launched an offensive along the international border on Thursday evening. The country initiated a series of air attacks targeting military installations and border areas in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

The Ministry of Defence has said that the Pakistani airstrikes involved the deployment of conventional air-to-ground missiles,  kamikaze drones and unmanned aerial systems. The Indian Army said that India thwarted Islamabad’s drone attacks, and a “befitting reply was given to the ceasefire violations.”

PIB debunks suicide attack claims

Reports claiming a fidayeen (suicide) attack on an Army brigade in Rajouri, accompanied by video footage, began circulating online. However, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) clarified that no such incident occurred and identified the video as false and misleading.

🚨 #Fake_news is circulating about a "fidayeen" attack on an Army brigade in #Rajouri, #Jammu and #Kashmir.#PIBFactCheck:

▶️ No such #fidayeen or suicide attack has occurred on any army cantt.

⚠️ Do not fall for these false claims intended to #mislead and cause confusion. pic.twitter.com/x8Az5tigUO

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 8, 2025

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The Press Information Bureau’s fact-checking department has been busy debunking claims propagated by Pakistan’s disinformation campaign. Between 10:00 p.m. on May 8 and 6:30 a.m. on May 9, the PIB reviewed and fact-checked at least eight viral videos and posts, determining whether they were unrelated, altered, or completely false.

The Fact Check Unit also said that a video of an explosion on an oil tanker dating back to July 7, 2021, was passed off as an attack on the Hazira Port in Gujarat.

A fake letter attributed to a non-existent “Chief of Army Staff, Gen V K Narayan” also surfaced, which the PIB confirmed to be fabricated.

Another viral video claimed that the Indian military used its airbase in Ambala to launch attacks, which the PIB dismissed as false and referred to a detailed Ministry of Defence press release to clarify the facts.

With inputs from agencies