{"id":163019,"date":"2023-09-26T19:01:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T13:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=163019"},"modified":"2023-09-26T19:01:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T13:31:35","slug":"army-man-plots-attack-on-himself-to-get-famous-news-sparks-communal-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/army-man-plots-attack-on-himself-to-get-famous-news-sparks-communal-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"Army man plots ‘attack’ on himself to get ‘famous’; news sparks communal outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social media is currently rife with the claim that an Indian Army soldier named Shine Kumar was assaulted by a group of unidentified men in Kerala. The attackers allegedly restrained his hands with tape and used green paint to write ‘PFI’ (which stands for Popular Front of India, a banned Islamic radical organisation) on his back. The police in Kadakkal town in Kollam district filed a case based on a complaint by the Army jawan. The alleged incident made national headlines with major media outlets, including Times Now<\/a>, India Today<\/a>, Times of India<\/a>, The Hindu<\/a> and ANI<\/a>, reporting on the incident. Zee News<\/a> titled their coverage of the incident as, “\u092c\u0948\u0928 PFI…\u0915\u0947\u0930\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 ? \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u091c\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u092a\u0940\u0920” (Translation: How is banned PFI activated in Kerala? Assault on Army soldier)<\/p>\n

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An Army soldier on leave at his native place in Kollam, Kerala has complained to the local police and his unit that he was attacked by 5-6 miscreants who, after assault, wrote PFI on his back. The Indian Army is following up on the developments with the local police which is\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/PA70Bs9Wd0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

National spokesperson for BJP Anil K Antony quote-tweeted a Right Wing handle which made the same claim. Antony wrote, “A serving jawan was assaulted, his hands tied up, and PFI was paint written on his back by anti-social miscreants in Kollam, Kerala yesterday. Saddened and shocked that even our armed forces personnel who we owe much for their bravery and sacrifices find no safety in Kerala”. He criticised CPI(M) Kerala, the ruling party in the state, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, neither of whom has “raised their voice”. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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A serving jawan was assaulted , his hands tied up , and PFI was paint written on his back by anti social miscreants in Kollam , Kerala yesterday. Saddened and shocked that even our armed forces personnel who we owe much for their bravery and sacrifices find no safety in Kerala.\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/1kjFGkDtj3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Anil K Antony (@anilkantony) September 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BJP state president for Kerala K Surendran tweeted a graphic containing the image of PFI written on Kumar’s back. The graphic also says in Malayali that the soldier was stopped and beaten up and, PFI was written on his body. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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A year after PFI’s ban, Kerala remains ensnared in its web of terror. A soldier attacked in Kollam had ‘PFI’ branded on him, echoing the strife of pre-Article 370 Kashmir. Recent NIA probe implicates police officer leaking intel to PFI, exposing Kerala Home Dept’s complicity. Why\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/pde0Q6iQJV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 K Surendran (@surendranbjp) September 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BJP worker C T Ravi shared a Times Now report of the incident and wrote, “In a shocking incident, a serving soldier of Bharat\u2019s Army, S Kumar was mercilessly beaten by the terrorists of PFI organisation in Kollam district, Kerala. The Jihadis further wrote PFI on the back of our Soldier S Kumar. It is high time the Communist government in Kerala cracked down ruthlessly against these Terrorists”. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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In a shocking incident, a serving soldier of Bharat\u2019s Army, S Kumar was mercilessly beaten by the terrorists of PFI organisation in Kollam district, Kerala.<\/p>\n

The Jihadis further wrote PFI on the back of our Soldier S Kumar. It is high time the Communist government in Kerala\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/osV898j7ni<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 C T Ravi \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \u0cb8\u0cbf \u0c9f\u0cbf \u0cb0\u0cb5\u0cbf (@CTRavi_BJP) September 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Founder of Hindu Seva Kendra, Pratheesh Viswanath<\/a> and Right Wing influencer Anshul Saxena also tweeted the same claim. Their tweets are now deleted.<\/p>\n