Pakistan Shot Down IAF's Sukhoi SU-30MKI And Captured Indian Pilot? No. Here's The Truth

A post on social media claiming that Pakistan shot down a Sukhoi SU-30MKI of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and captured an Indian pilot is doing the rounds on the internet.

The post is being shared with the caption, "Breaking: Sukhoi-Su 30 MKI shot down in Muzaffarabad, Indian Pilot Captured Alive. Source: Locals told NDTV. India don't sleep tonight because PAF is awake."

However, the Indian government said that the claim is baseless.

The image dates back to 2014, when a fighter plane Sukhoi SU-30MKI of the IAF crashed at Undre Vasti of Kulwadi village near Pune - Ahmednagar Highway in Maharashtra. The incident happened on October 14, 2014.

Moreover, in another instance of misinformation doing the rounds, a news report by 'China Daily' claimed that at least three Indian jets crashed in Kashmir.

The post shared on X by 'China Daily', read, "At least three Indian jets crashed Wednesday in India-controlled Kashmir, a local newspaper The Hindu said quoting government sources. #Pakistan (sic)".

This, again, turned out to be false, as the post contained an old image from 2019. The photo dates back to the time of the Pulwama attack.

Dismissing the claim, the PIB Fact-check, the Union government's fact-checking unit, said, "This is part of a coordinated propaganda campaign aimed at creating panic and misleading the public."

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