{"id":297397,"date":"2025-04-26T12:50:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T07:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=297397"},"modified":"2025-04-26T12:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T07:20:56","slug":"old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video of shelling viral as Indian army retaliating against Pakistan after Pahalgam attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A day after the deadly terrorist attack at Baisaran valley, near Pahalgam, Kashmir (on April 22) killed at least 26, a video showing a group of army men using a cannon to fire mortar shells was widely shared on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users amplifying this video claimed that Pakistani soldiers were killed in &#8220;retaliatory measures&#8221; by the Indian army in the Tatta Pani sector of Kashmir, along the Line of Control (LoC).<\/p>\n<p>X user <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealBababanaras\/status\/1914884495196705000?t=MFyodOZjAYaddeX1qGnwng&amp;s=08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@RealBababanaras posted the viral video<\/a> and claimed that at least 12 Pakistani soldiers were killed, while 3 army posts and 2 artillery posts were destroyed in the Tatta Pani sector. At the time of this article being written, the post has racked up over 550,000 views and has been reshared more than 1,000 times. Readers should note that Alt News has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?s=baba+banaras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debunked misinformation<\/a> shared by this user several times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2025.04.24-145301\/https:\/\/x.com\/RealBababanaras\/status\/1914884495196705000?t=MFyodOZjAYaddeX1qGnwng&amp;s=08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-297400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_47.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_47.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_47-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another X user <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JSMSHIVA107\/status\/1914980309218791538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JSMSHIVA107<\/a> also posted the video with similar claims. The X post was later deleted. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2025.04.24-151357\/https:\/\/x.com\/JSMSHIVA108\/status\/1914980309218791538?t=ppT30YNobmMpmyBfp-Si8Q&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-297401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_48.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_48.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_48-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other X users also posted the video with the same claim. (Archives: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/ZeMcz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/EdAMb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/Iwqyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/eQVTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/7y1Ey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-297397 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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_52-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_52.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_52.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_52-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_52-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_52-768x761.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_51-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_51.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_51.jpg 808w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_51-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_51-768x825.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_50-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_50.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_50.jpg 607w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_50-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_49-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_49.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_49.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_49-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_49-768x378.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_54-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_54.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_54.jpg 827w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_54-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_54-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The claim was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts?q=%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE&amp;filters=eyJyZWNlbnRfcG9zdHM6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcInJlY2VudF9wb3N0c1wiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiXCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-297397 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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_58-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_58.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_58.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_58-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_58-768x662.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_57-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_57.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_57.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_57-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_57-768x661.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_56-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_56.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_56.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_56-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_56-768x726.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_55-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_55.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_55.jpg 808w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_55-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_55-768x723.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_60-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_60.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_60.jpg 877w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_60-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_60-768x722.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/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\/old-video-of-shelling-viral-as-indian-army-retaliating-against-pakistan-after-pahalgam-attack\/screenshot_59-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"951\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_59.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_59.jpg 951w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_59-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_59-768x665.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Readers should note that these claims followed reports by a few news outlets, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/india\/pakistan-army-violates-ceasefire-in-jks-poonch-a-day-after-pahalgam-terror-attack-indian-army-encounters-latest-news-9309629.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News18<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o2pGHf3t4YI&amp;ab_channel=RepublicWorld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republic<\/a>, that the Pakistan army had violated the ceasefire in the Tatta Pani sector of Poonch. However, this incident was not reported by most major news agencies nor shared by the Indian Army on its X account. Resistance Front, an offshoot of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the April 22 terror attack in Kashmir.<\/p>\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>To check the veracity of the claim, Alt News ran a reverse image search on one of the key frames from the viral video. This led us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GarudPeGarv\/videos\/758124771260480\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook post<\/a> from April 15, 2020, featuring the same video that was recently shared. A fan page of the Indian Air Force, IAF Garud, had posted the video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GarudPeGarv\/videos\/758124771260480\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GarudPeGarv\/videos\/758124771260480\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Arty \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/GarudPeGarv\">IAF Garud<\/a> on Wednesday 15 April 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The key frame search also led us to a video uploaded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x92gkcBmLF8&amp;ab_channel=RepublicBharat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republic Bharat<\/a> on its official YouTube channel on June 14, 2020. A mirror-image of the same footage that is now viral was used in the video.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x92gkcBmLF8?si=pohUue9_SX5YEj26]<\/p>\n<p>While showing this footage, the Republic anchor said that the Pakistani army had violated ceasefire at several locations in Kashmir, including Rampur, Poonch and Uri. The news outlet did not specify whether the footage was representative or of a different incident.<\/p>\n<p>Based on these findings, we were able to conclude that the footage of shelling is at least five years old. While the incident could be older, the earliest digital trace of the footage we were able to find is from April 15, 2020. Alt News was unable to locate the exact place shown in the footage<\/p>\n<p>To sum up, an old video, available on the internet since at least April 2020 is now viral after the recent terrorist attack in Kashmir&#8217;s Pahalgam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A day after the deadly terrorist attack at Baisaran valley, near Pahalgam, Kashmir (on April 22) killed at least 26, a video showing a group of army men using a cannon to fire mortar shells was widely shared on social media. 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