{"id":178496,"date":"2024-02-28T18:26:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T12:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=178496"},"modified":"2024-02-28T18:26:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T12:56:45","slug":"photo-of-man-with-pellet-injuries-is-from-kashmir-2016-not-linked-to-farmers-stir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-man-with-pellet-injuries-is-from-kashmir-2016-not-linked-to-farmers-stir\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo of man with pellet injuries is from Kashmir, 2016; not linked to farmers&#8217; stir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An image of a man with severe pellet injuries on his face is viral on social media with claims that it is from the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest. Verified account @saraaltafkhan tweeted the viral image and claimed that it was shot at the Shambhu\/Khanori border. (Archive)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ro\">Modi\u2019s democracy\u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f. Shambhu\/Khanori border. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zDxK3GLi16\">pic.twitter.com\/zDxK3GLi16<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Sara A-Khan (@saraaltafkhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saraaltafkhan\/status\/1760821702185881782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh also tweeted the same image in a now-deleted tweet, linking it to the ongoing farmers&#8217; protests. The tweet was reposted by RJ Sayema. Below is a screenshot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-178511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/2aa14cec-ea47-41ff-b207-2ec7b4deda32.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"1228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/2aa14cec-ea47-41ff-b207-2ec7b4deda32.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/2aa14cec-ea47-41ff-b207-2ec7b4deda32-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/2aa14cec-ea47-41ff-b207-2ec7b4deda32-615x1024.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several other users also tweeted the viral image with the same claim. (Archives- <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/DgUBp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/1OAum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-178496 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-man-with-pellet-injuries-is-from-kashmir-2016-not-linked-to-farmers-stir\/chrome_azjszicjtf\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"1272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_aZjsZicjtF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_aZjsZicjtF.jpg 782w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_aZjsZicjtF-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_aZjsZicjtF-630x1024.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_aZjsZicjtF-768x1249.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-man-with-pellet-injuries-is-from-kashmir-2016-not-linked-to-farmers-stir\/chrome_z3oriamekv\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_Z3ORIAMekV.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_Z3ORIAMekV.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_Z3ORIAMekV-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_Z3ORIAMekV-768x731.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>Upon a reverse image search of the viral image, we found that the image was available on the stock photography website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/file-in-this-july-13-2016-file-photo-mohammad-imran-parray-who-got-wounded-after-being-hit-by-pellets-during-a-protest-recovers-at-a-hospital-in-srinagar-indian-controlled-kashmir-indian-home-minister-rajnath-singh-said-monday-that-government-troops-will-begin-using-some-chili-filled-shells-instead-of-shotgun-pellets-to-control-angry-crowds-in-the-indian-administered-portion-of-kashmir-according-to-local-officials-and-doctors-the-use-of-pellet-guns-has-killed-at-least-four-people-and-left-more-than-100-partially-or-completely-blind-ap-photodar-yasin-file-image515715273.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alamy<\/a>. According to the description, the image had been clicked on July 13, 2016. The man seen in the image is Mohammad Imran Parray. He was hit by pellets during a protest and was recovering at a hospital in Srinagar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-178514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_VCqxAKzFjF-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_VCqxAKzFjF-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_VCqxAKzFjF-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_VCqxAKzFjF-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_VCqxAKzFjF-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_VCqxAKzFjF-1536x797.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_VCqxAKzFjF-2048x1063.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thequint.com\/quintlab\/a-glimpse-of-kashmir-during-unrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unrest in the Kashmir valley<\/a> at the time was caused by the assassination of \u00a0Burhan Wani. Wani was shot on July 8, 2016, which set off a three-month-long deadly unrest in the valley. At least 92 people were reportedly killed and over 12,000 injured in clashes between protesters and security forces. Parray&#8217;s image was published by several news outlets at the time representative of the violence that took place.<\/p>\n<p>The New Indian Express <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2016\/Sep\/23\/multiple-surgeries-and-decisions-later-pellet-victims-stare-at-darker-future-1524084.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> a report titled &#8220;Multiple surgeries and decisions later, pellet victims stare at darker future&#8221; on September 24, 2016, highlighting the aftermath of unabated use of pellet guns by law enforcement despite the Union ministry of home affairs saying pellet guns would be used in the \u201crarest of rare\u201d cases. The report contains Parray&#8217;s image.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-178515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2017\" height=\"1615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551.jpg 2017w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-1536x1230.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2017px) 100vw, 2017px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several other media outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/kashmir-violence-india-to-swap-use-of-pellet-guns-on-protesters-for-chilishells-a7330126.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Independent<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/blogs\/the-interviews-blog\/we-can-reconsider-use-of-pellet-guns-kashmiris-still-in-national-mainstream-and-we-must-take-care-of-them\/?source=app&amp;frmapp=yes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of India<\/a> used the image while reporting on the unrest in Kashmir at the time.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-178496 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-man-with-pellet-injuries-is-from-kashmir-2016-not-linked-to-farmers-stir\/screenshot-2024-02-28-154019-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-154019-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-178518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-154019-1.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-154019-1-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-154019-1-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-154019-1-768x1091.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-178518'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Independent article dated September 26, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-man-with-pellet-injuries-is-from-kashmir-2016-not-linked-to-farmers-stir\/screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2017\" height=\"1615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-178517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-1.jpg 2017w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-1-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-1-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-153551-1-1536x1230.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2017px) 100vw, 2017px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-178517'>\n\t\t\t\tThe News Indian Express article dated July 13, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-man-with-pellet-injuries-is-from-kashmir-2016-not-linked-to-farmers-stir\/chrome_smej2wxuyt\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"1244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_sMej2wxUyT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-178520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_sMej2wxUyT.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_sMej2wxUyT-152x300.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_sMej2wxUyT-520x1024.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-178520'>\n\t\t\t\tAn interview with Union Minister Rajnath Singh conducted by ToI dated July 30, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After being called out for sharing misinformation, Shyam Meera Singh deleted his tweet. &#8220;This picture is not from the current farmers&#8217; movement. Please do not share this. This picture is from July 2016. In the picture- Mohammad Imran Parray who is from Kashmir,&#8221; he said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0947 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 \u0905\u092d\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u0936\u0947\u092f\u0930 \u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0964 \u092f\u0947 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 \u091c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0908 2016 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902- Mohammad Imran Parray \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u091c\u094b \u0915\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u091a\u0947\u0939\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0948\u0932\u0947\u091f \u0917\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093f\u0936\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u092d\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094c\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0930\u0940\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0921\u093f\u0915\u0932 \u091c\u093e\u0901\u091a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0942\u0935 \u0939\u0941\u090f\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xc6R4CQgeA\">pic.twitter.com\/Xc6R4CQgeA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shyam Meera Singh (@ShyamMeeraSingh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShyamMeeraSingh\/status\/1760897976892014608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thus, an old image of a man injured during the 2016 unrest in the Kashmir valley following Burhan Wani&#8217;s death is viral on social media with users falsely linking it with the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image of a man with severe pellet injuries on his face is viral on social media with claims that it is from the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest. Verified account @saraaltafkhan tweeted the viral image and claimed that it was shot at the Shambhu\/Khanori border. (Archive) Modi\u2019s democracy\u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f. Shambhu\/Khanori border. pic.twitter.com\/zDxK3GLi16 \u2014 Dr. Sara A-Khan (@saraaltafkhan) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":178536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[706],"class_list":["post-178496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Photo of man with pellet injuries is from Kashmir, 2016; not linked to farmers&#039; stir - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Photo of man with pellet injuries is from Kashmir, 2016; not linked to farmers&#039; stir - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An image of a man with severe pellet injuries on his face is viral on social media with claims that it is from the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest. 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