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Tanuj Punia, Vice President of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee\u2019s SC Department, made this claim while tweeting two photos from the incident on November 5. His Hindi caption read, &#8220;This bus with BSF jawans overturned in Darbhanga, 9 soldiers martyred, many injured, the jawans were heading to do election duty.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/NGmae#selection-3017.0-3033.82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0926\u0930\u092d\u0902\u0917\u093e<\/a> \u092e\u0947\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092c\u0940\u090f\u0938\u090f\u092b<\/a> \u0915\u0947 \u091c\u0935\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u092d\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u0938 \u092a\u0932\u091f\u0940, 9 \u091c\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926, \u0915\u0908 \u0918\u093e\u092f\u0932, \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u090f\u0938\u090f\u092b \u091c\u0935\u093e\u0928, \u092e\u0948 \u0908\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0924\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCUttarPradesh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@INCUttarPradesh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JJx7V82v3g\">pic.twitter.com\/JJx7V82v3g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tanuj Punia (@punia_tanuj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/punia_tanuj\/status\/1324277974569349120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Facebook page called &#8216;Ashutosh Kumar&#8217; also posted the picture and accompanying claim, where it received more than 6,000 likes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79931 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-7.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-7-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We noticed that users have been circulating these images widely across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts?q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%209%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY3JlYXRpb25fdGltZVwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwie1xcXCJzdGFydF95ZWFyXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMFxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMC0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIwXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMC0xMlxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjAtMS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjAtMTItMzFcXFwifVwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%209%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>. They were also shared on the Facebook group &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/583138295629303\/permalink\/734994907110307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CRPF*Central Reserve Police Force*\u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0935\u0932\u093f\u0926\u093e\u0928<\/a>&#8216;, receiving close to 2,000 likes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79932 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-8.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-8-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search and found that there was indeed an incident where a bus overturned in Bihar&#8217;s Darbhanga-Muzaffarpur district. It found mention in various news reports published on November 5, but there was no news of any soldiers losing their lives. According to reports, 10 soldiers were injured in the mishap.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79933 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-9.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-9-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aajtak.in\/india\/bihar\/story\/muzaffarpur-bsf-soldier-election-duty-injured-soldiers-community-health-center-bihar-election-tstb-1157378-2020-11-05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A November 5 report by Aaj Tak<\/a> stated, &#8220;A bus full of BSF jawans going for election duty in Muzaffarpur, Bihar overturned on Wednesday afternoon. Ten soldiers including the bus driver were injured. The injured soldiers have been admitted to the nearby Community Health Center for treatment. According to doctors, their condition is stable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Company commander Vijay Bahadur told Aaj Tak, \u201cWe came to Singhwada on election duty. When the bus containing the jawans went from Lalpur Chowk towards the high school, it stopped a little ahead of the school gate because of confusion about the exact location. The bus was reversing along a narrow road to reach the school when the accident occurred.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We also investigated the viral images and found one in a photo gallery dated November 5 on the website &#8216;Sanmarg Live&#8217;. The image caption states, &#8220;Darbhanga November 5, 2020 &#8211; A bus ferrying polling security officers after it met with an accident ahead of the third phase of the Bihar Assembly election in Darbhanga district.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79934 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"776\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-10.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-10-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/word-image-10-768x935.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finding no information regarding the death of any jawan, Alt News contacted the Katra and Sinhwada police stations. The SHO of both stations confirmed to us that there was no truth in the claims. Singhwada SHO told Alt News, \u201cEverybody sustained mild injuries and left the hospital for their respective destinations the same day. No one was seriously injured. The claim that anyone died in this accident is completely wrong. \u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several pictures of men in camouflage uniforms surrounding an overturned bus have recently gone viral on social media. Users are claiming that these soldiers were on their way to Bihar for election duty when nine of them were killed in the accident. 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