{"id":2029,"date":"2017-05-03T13:37:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T08:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=2029"},"modified":"2017-05-03T13:37:16","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T08:07:16","slug":"aaj-tak-india-today-zee-news-abp-news-india-tv-dainik-jagran-sambit-patra-bluff-indian-army-retaliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/aaj-tak-india-today-zee-news-abp-news-india-tv-dainik-jagran-sambit-patra-bluff-indian-army-retaliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Aaj Tak, India Today, Zee News, ABP News, India TV, Dainik Jagran and Sambit Patra bluff about Indian Army retaliation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 1st, as reported by several Indian media outlets, Pakistan killed and mutilated two security personnel along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. A Pakistan border action team (BAT) crossed into Indian territory after being provided cover fire on Monday morning, killed two soldiers and beheaded their bodies in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch in Jammu &#038; Kashmir. The personnel killed were identified as Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh of 22 Sikh and Head Constable Prem Sagar of the BSF 200 Battalion. [Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/indian-soldiers-mutilated-pakistan-army-attackers-crossed-loc-army-chief-reaches-srinagar-as-india-vows-response-4636308\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indian Express<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, multiple news channels started reporting that Indian Army destroyed 2 Pakistani posts and killed 7-10 Pakistani soldiers in retaliation. Aaj Tak&#8217;s report claimed that 2 posts namely Kirpan and Pimple had been destroyed in retaliation. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aaj Tak report on Indian Army retaliation after beheading of Indian soldiers, Army denies retaliation\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/215778303?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Aaj Tak was the first news channel to report on the issue of retaliation. Aaj Tak&#8217;s Facebook page first shared a report suggesting that 2 Pakistani army posts had been destroyed in retaliation. This post was shared on their Facebook page at 9:45 pm on May 1st. The same report was again shared at 11:21 pm on their Facebook page with the additional claim that 7 Pakistani soldiers have been killed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_006-981x1024.jpg\" alt=\"aajtak post on their facebook page about indian army retaliation\" width=\"640\" height=\"668\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_006-981x1024.jpg 981w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_006-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_006-768x801.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_006-696x726.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_006-403x420.jpg 403w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_006-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_006.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-1015x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Aaj Tak Facebook Page repost at 11:21 pm about Indian army retaliation\" width=\"640\" height=\"646\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-696x702.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-1068x1078.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-416x420.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_007.jpg 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Screenshots of Aajtak&#8217;s report regarding retaliation by the Army were shared many times on social media. The screenshots show that Aaj Tak relayed their report at 9:10 pm (21:10) on their channel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_008-1024x710.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshosts of Aajtak&#039;s report on army retaliation\" width=\"640\" height=\"444\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_008-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_008-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_008-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_008-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_008-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_008-696x483.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_008-1068x741.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_008-606x420.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Economic Times Journalist Manu Pubby who also reports on issues of defence, however, claimed that one of the two posts that Aaj Tak was claiming was demolished in retaliation is actually an Indian post and not a Pakistani post.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_009-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"Economic Times Manu Pubby Kirpan 1 is an Indian Army Post\" width=\"640\" height=\"451\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_009-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_009-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_009-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_009-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_009-696x490.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_009-1068x752.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_009-597x420.jpg 597w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_009.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>India Today had initially named the Pakistani posts that they claimed were destroyed in their report. However, they quietly edited their report and removed the names of the posts. The initial archived version of the India Today report can be accessed here => <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/gZwbQ\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/archive.is\/gZwbQ<\/a>. In the archived version, Kirpan and Pimple posts are mentioned, but in the <a href=\"http:\/\/indiatoday.intoday.in\/story\/indian-army-pakistan-bunkers-destroyed-soldiers-killed-loc-poonch\/1\/943208.html\" target=\"_blank\">present version<\/a>, they are not mentioned anymore. The screenshot below captures the change in India Today&#8217;s report, left one has been taken from the archived version, right is the present version.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/india-today-changed-its-report-removed-the-name-of-posts-1024x466.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/india-today-changed-its-report-removed-the-name-of-posts-1024x466.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/india-today-changed-its-report-removed-the-name-of-posts-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/india-today-changed-its-report-removed-the-name-of-posts-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/india-today-changed-its-report-removed-the-name-of-posts-696x317.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/india-today-changed-its-report-removed-the-name-of-posts-1068x486.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/india-today-changed-its-report-removed-the-name-of-posts-924x420.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A report in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/army-denies-retaliation-over-mutilation-says-tv-channels-go-ballistic-without-confirming\/story-CxqQVIgH1AGncm9GDraVeL.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hindustan Times<\/a> dated May 2nd now suggests that the retaliation never happened and that the TV channels went ballistic without confirmation. Following statement was given by a senior officer with the army&#8217;s northern command to Hindustan Times:<\/p>\n<div class=\"important\">There was no retaliation whatsoever by us in the KG sector on Monday night. They (TV channels) go ballistic without asking us anything. We will retaliate and when we do, we will come out with an official statement.<\/div>\n<p>However, it was not just the TV channels that went ballistic. Even official spokesperson of the ruling Government started quoting this story of retaliation. In a panel discussion on Aaj Tak in which Paramajit Kaur, wife of Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh, was present, BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed that Indian Army has destroyed 2 Pakistani posts and killed 7 Pakistani soldiers. He stated this around 1:00 minute into the video below. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sambit Patra tells a martyr&#039;s wife about Indian army retaliation, Indian army has denied any retaliation\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/215778855?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>If the Hindustan Times report claiming that there was no retaliation by Army is indeed true, that would mean that BJP spokesperson was lying to a martyr&#8217;s wife on live television. Sambit Patra repeated the claim in another show with Aajtak anchor Anjana Om Kashyap. At 40 seconds into the video below, Sambit Patra repeats the claim about 2 Pakistani bunkers being destroyed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sambit Patra talks about Pak Bunkers being destroyed, Indian Army has denied retaliation\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/215778488?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Besides Aaj Tak, the other channels that made elaborate reports on this issue of retaliation by Indian Army are Aajtak&#8217;s sister concern India Today, Zee News, ABP News and India TV.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_015-1024x815.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of India Today&#039;s report on retaliation by Indian Army\" width=\"640\" height=\"509\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_015-1024x815.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_015-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_015-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_015-696x554.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_015-1068x850.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_015-528x420.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_015.jpg 1916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_014-1024x815.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of ABP News report on retaliation by Indian Army\" width=\"640\" height=\"509\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_014-1024x815.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_014-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_014-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_014-696x554.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_014-1068x850.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_014-528x420.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_014.jpg 1916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_013-1024x822.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Zee News report on retaliation by Indian Army\" width=\"640\" height=\"514\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_013-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_013-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_013-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_013-696x559.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_013-1068x857.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_013-523x420.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_013.jpg 1894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_012-1024x808.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of India TV report on retaliation by Indian Army\" width=\"640\" height=\"505\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_012-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_012-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_012-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_012-696x549.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_012-1068x843.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_012-532x420.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Selection_03_05_2017_012.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video links to the four reports are as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"important\">\nIndia Today &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/215784451\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/215784451<\/a><br \/>\nZee News &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/215777991\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/215777991<\/a><br \/>\nIndia TV &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/215781107\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/215781107<\/a><br \/>\nABP News &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/215778138\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/215778138<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>In print media, Dainik Jagran, who had recently published an <a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/108028\/why-dainik-jagran-consciously-violated-law-by-publishing-exit-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\">illegal exit poll<\/a> during UP elections, carried this story on their front page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Dainik-Jagran-report-on-Indian-army-retaliation-895x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dainik-Jagran-report-on-Indian-army-retaliation\" width=\"640\" height=\"732\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Dainik-Jagran-report-on-Indian-army-retaliation-895x1024.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Dainik-Jagran-report-on-Indian-army-retaliation-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Dainik-Jagran-report-on-Indian-army-retaliation-768x879.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Dainik-Jagran-report-on-Indian-army-retaliation-696x796.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Dainik-Jagran-report-on-Indian-army-retaliation-1068x1222.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Dainik-Jagran-report-on-Indian-army-retaliation-367x420.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/Dainik-Jagran-report-on-Indian-army-retaliation.jpg 1790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Curiously, the recent reports by Aaj Tak and India Today which came out yesterday do not mention their own claim about the retaliation by Indian Army even once. This follow-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5FryEQakO0c\" target=\"_blank\">9-minute report by Aaj Tak<\/a> on this issue dated May 2nd talks about Army vowing to retaliate but does not once mention their own claims about Army already having retaliated. Did the army retaliation actually happen or did 5 national news channels and 1 major Hindi newspaper made it all up?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 1st, as reported by several Indian media outlets, Pakistan killed and mutilated two security personnel along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. 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