{"id":297352,"date":"2025-04-24T14:07:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=297352"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:07:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:37:06","slug":"kashmir-terror-attack-media-outlets-use-screengrab-from-2021-video-claim-it-shows-terrorist-from-pahalgam-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/kashmir-terror-attack-media-outlets-use-screengrab-from-2021-video-claim-it-shows-terrorist-from-pahalgam-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir Terror Attack: Media outlets use screengrab from 2021 video, claim it shows terrorist from Pahalgam incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hours after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsminute.com\/news\/from-ground-zero-the-pahalgam-attack-as-pieced-together-by-newspapers#:~:text=The%20Delhi%20edition%20of%C2%A0The%20Times%20of%20India%C2%A0placed%20the%20death%20toll%20at%20%E2%80%9Cat%20least%2028%E2%80%9D%2C%20unlike%20most%20other%20newspapers%20that%20went%20with%2026.%C2%A0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">26 people<\/a> were killed in a deadly terror attack in the picturesque Baisaran valley in Kashmir, a blurred image showing the backside of a man in a purple kurta with a gun in his hands was viral. Several media outlets shared this picture, claiming these were the first visuals of the attacker.<\/p>\n<p>The April 22 terror attack has been dubbed the most lethal incident targeting tourists in recent history. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsminute.com\/news\/from-ground-zero-the-pahalgam-attack-as-pieced-together-by-newspapers#:~:text=A%20second%20report%20on%20the%20front%20page%20said%20one%20of%20the%20survivors%20told%20an%20official%20that%20%E2%80%9Cthree%20to%20four%20men%20in%20%E2%80%98uniform%E2%80%99%20descended%20from%20the%20dense%20forests%E2%80%9D.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survivors\u2019 accounts<\/a>, three to four men in army fatigues descended from the dense pine forests surrounding the meadows around 2 pm and fired indiscriminately at civilians enjoying their time. The lush meadows of the Baisaran valley near Pahalgam in Kashmir&#8217;s Anantnag district, popularly known as \u2018Mini Switzerland\u2019 because of their scenic beauty, are not easily accessible but remain a favourite among tourists who visit on foot or horseback to experience it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/kashmir-resistance-group-that-claimed-attack-tourists-indian-kashmir-2025-04-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Resistance Front<\/a> (TRF), a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/political-pulse\/terrorist-outfit-pahalgam-jammu-and-kashmir-attack-the-resistance-front-9960086\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed responsibility<\/a> for the attack. Soon after, the image of the kurta-clad man, with a gun, was widely shared by news outlets. Apart from claiming that he was one of the terrorists involved in the April 22 attack, they also identified him as <a href=\"https:\/\/news24online.com\/india\/pahalgam-terror-attack-first-picture-of-the-terrorist-emerges-seen-in-kurta-with-gun\/539658\/#:~:text=Lashkar%20commander%20Adil%20Goujri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lashkar commander Adil Goujri<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/Qi1Od\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times Now<\/a> published a report with this image, calling it the first visual revealing one of the attackers. &#8220;The image shows the terrorist running through the Baisaran valley, with an AK-47 in his hand,&#8221; the image caption read. Times Now also <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/G39HR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aired<\/a> the screengrab on their channel with the ticker &#8220;On Cam: Terrorists Who Attacked Tourists&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-297352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><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\/kashmir-terror-attack-media-outlets-use-screengrab-from-2021-video-claim-it-shows-terrorist-from-pahalgam-incident\/chrome_vwkkqy1hux\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_vwkkQY1HUx.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_vwkkQY1HUx.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_vwkkQY1HUx-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_vwkkQY1HUx-768x668.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/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\/kashmir-terror-attack-media-outlets-use-screengrab-from-2021-video-claim-it-shows-terrorist-from-pahalgam-incident\/chrome_lparpmm0ee-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"1484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_LpaRPmM0eE-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_LpaRPmM0eE-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_LpaRPmM0eE-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_LpaRPmM0eE-1-922x1024.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_LpaRPmM0eE-1-768x853.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On X, NDTV India, the news channel&#8217;s Hindi counterpart, also shared the same image with the claim that the picture of one of the terrorists has surfaced. The X post was later deleted. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2025.04.23-133705\/https:\/\/x.com\/ndtvindia\/status\/1914882208998805509?t=c2Ie3zT-lFsjIjnSZpc2zA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-297360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_eQUbub0bIX.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_eQUbub0bIX.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_eQUbub0bIX-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other news outlets, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/79de7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Economic Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/xr261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC TV18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/n0k90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mint<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/g2cCB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moneycontrol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/iQ8va\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tribune<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/KYESm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firstpost<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/xmwM9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News 24<\/a> published similar reports claiming that the purported image was the &#8216;first&#8217; visual of one of the terrorists, allegedly taken at the attack site. Screenshots below:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-297352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><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\/mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral\/chrome_xsxysggces\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xsXYsGGcEs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xsXYsGGcEs.jpg 969w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xsXYsGGcEs-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xsXYsGGcEs-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/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\/mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral\/chrome_zxpux8ls59\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1544\" height=\"1458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_zXPux8lS59.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_zXPux8lS59.jpg 1544w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_zXPux8lS59-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_zXPux8lS59-1024x967.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_zXPux8lS59-768x725.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_zXPux8lS59-1536x1450.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1544px) 100vw, 1544px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/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\/mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral\/chrome_gzh13cqcx0\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_GZH13CQcX0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_GZH13CQcX0.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_GZH13CQcX0-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_GZH13CQcX0-810x1024.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_GZH13CQcX0-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_GZH13CQcX0-1214x1536.jpg 1214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/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\/mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral\/chrome_rhg6j4y83m\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"1146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_rhg6j4Y83m.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_rhg6j4Y83m.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_rhg6j4Y83m-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_rhg6j4Y83m-620x1024.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/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\/mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral\/chrome_dm5gfg2xsc\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_DM5GfG2xsc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_DM5GfG2xsc.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_DM5GfG2xsc-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_DM5GfG2xsc-768x729.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/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\/mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral\/chrome_k5exl5hp9s\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1473\" height=\"1656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_k5EXl5HP9s.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_k5EXl5HP9s.jpg 1473w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_k5EXl5HP9s-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_k5EXl5HP9s-911x1024.jpg 911w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_k5EXl5HP9s-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_k5EXl5HP9s-1366x1536.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1473px) 100vw, 1473px\" \/><\/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\/mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral\/jn5edtwrkg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2326\" height=\"1574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/jN5edtwrKG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/jN5edtwrKG.jpg 2326w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/jN5edtwrKG-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/jN5edtwrKG-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/jN5edtwrKG-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/jN5edtwrKG-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/jN5edtwrKG-2048x1386.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2326px) 100vw, 2326px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>However, The Economic Times and Mint did mention that the &#8220;authenticity of the image is yet to be verified&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/U0o2Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republic World<\/a> also used the purported image in a report titled, &#8220;Pak Terrorists in Army Uniform Led Deadly Pahalgam Attack with US-Made M4 and AK 47\/56 Rifles, Got Help From Local Operatives&#8221;. Meanwhile, a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/fI9s5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABP News Hindi<\/a> focused on BJP MP Kangana Ranaut&#8217;s Instagram story, where she posted the image and said, &#8220;Terrorism has a Religion and so do victims&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-297352 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\/mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral\/chrome_9jkhs69l9z\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"1353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_9jkHs69l9z.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_9jkHs69l9z.jpg 857w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_9jkHs69l9z-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_9jkHs69l9z-649x1024.jpg 649w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_9jkHs69l9z-768x1212.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/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\/mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral\/chrome_miwfiigp6h\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1233\" height=\"1663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_MIwFiiGP6H.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_MIwFiiGP6H.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_MIwFiiGP6H-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_MIwFiiGP6H-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_MIwFiiGP6H-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_MIwFiiGP6H-1139x1536.jpg 1139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1233px) 100vw, 1233px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Other Hindi news outlets, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/Qf4ks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Express Hindi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/archive\/iQ4Sn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latesly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/O2922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News 24<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/5JKd8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lokmat News<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/JYkNc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punjab Kesari,<\/a> also published similar reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/JHnbW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navbharat Times<\/a> used the image in a report on eyewitness accounts. FE Hindi&#8217;s report claimed that security forces believe the image showed one of the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-297352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><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\/kashmir-terror-attack-media-outlets-use-screengrab-from-2021-video-claim-it-shows-terrorist-from-pahalgam-incident\/chrome_xq9bq4g15d\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1742\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xQ9bq4g15d.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xQ9bq4g15d.jpg 1742w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xQ9bq4g15d-300x248.jpg 300w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_jdXl6o6iAF.jpg 1581w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_jdXl6o6iAF-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_jdXl6o6iAF-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_jdXl6o6iAF-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_jdXl6o6iAF-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_jdXl6o6iAF-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1581px) 100vw, 1581px\" \/><\/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 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src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xJl2VTnkIN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xJl2VTnkIN.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xJl2VTnkIN-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xJl2VTnkIN-887x1024.jpg 887w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/chrome_xJl2VTnkIN-768x886.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>First, we noticed that the image contradicted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/two-kashmiri-men-who-went-to-pakistan-in-2018-suspected-to-be-among-terrorists-who-attacked-tourists-at-pahalgam\/article69481793.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eyewitness accounts.<\/a>\u00a0Those present at the scene of the incident had told the police that some of the attackers, armed with AK-series rifles, were dressed in <a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/pahalgam-terror-attack-sketches-of-suspected-attackers-released-nia-joins-probe\/#:~:text=According%20to%20officials%2C%20five%20to%20six%20terrorists%20wearing%20camouflage%20uniforms%20ambushed%20tourists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">camouflage uniforms<\/a>, while others wore black attire. This does not match the image of the so-called &#8220;terrorist&#8221; who is seen in a purple Pathani suit.<\/p>\n<p>While investigating further, Alt News found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=249149203848310&amp;rdid=KiXlRt2EHIGZaw9A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook video<\/a> from October 26, 2021. In this, a man is seen firing a gun while performing acrobatic rolls on the ground, seemingly as part of a training exercise.<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1078191219?share=copy]<\/p>\n<p>At the exact 00:28-minute mark of the Facebook video, the screengrab perfectly matches the image being circulated by media outlets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-297363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Surah-Al-Ikhlas-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Surah-Al-Ikhlas-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Surah-Al-Ikhlas-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Surah-Al-Ikhlas-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Surah-Al-Ikhlas-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Surah-Al-Ikhlas-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video was shared from a Peshawar-based account in Pakistan owned by one Bilal Khan Safi. Alt News noticed that the account had shared a lot of pro-Pakistan content. Note that the video may have been shot earlier and only uploaded in 2021. Alt News was not able to verify when exactly the video was made.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, several media outlets blatantly misreported on a sensitive issue by using an old, unrelated screengrab from a video dating back to at least 2021 with claims that the man seen in it was one of the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam carnage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hours after\u00a026 people were killed in a deadly terror attack in the picturesque Baisaran valley in Kashmir, a blurred image showing the backside of a man in a purple kurta with a gun in his hands was viral. Several media outlets shared this picture, claiming these were the first visuals of the attacker. 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