{"id":81403,"date":"2020-12-01T13:51:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T08:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=81403"},"modified":"2020-12-02T10:27:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T04:57:13","slug":"no-sikh-man-injured-during-farmers-protest-is-not-captain-pps-dhillon-retd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-sikh-man-injured-during-farmers-protest-is-not-captain-pps-dhillon-retd\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Sikh man injured during farmers&#8217; protest is not Captain PPS Dhillon (Retd.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the recent farmers\u2019 protest, Alt News has verified multiple claims where unrelated individuals were linked to the movement \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/shaheen-bagh-dadi-at-recent-farmers-protest-no-photo-of-elderly-woman-from-october\/\">Bilkis Bano<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-photo-from-anti-caa-protest-shared-as-hathras-bhabhi-at-farmers-protest\/\">Dr Rajkumari Bansal<\/a> \u2014 in an attempt to delegitimise the protest.<\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/PPSDhillon\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23PPSDhillon%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Twitter<\/a> users have now posted a juxtaposed image of a Sikh man in military uniform and an elderly man whose eye is injured. If social media claims are to be believed, both men are the same person. &#8220;Captain PPS Dhillon from Sikh Regiment, Indian Army was thrashed after he raised his voice for farmers\u2019 rights,&#8221; reads the viral message in an attempt to draw sympathies for the farmers&#8217; protest, unlike most other misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Indian Youth Congress member Aakash Mahant (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201130195124\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/110966250277617\/posts\/425672968806942\/\">archived link<\/a>) and Facebook page &#8216;Vinay Dubey fan club&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201130195305if_\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/104374051337179\/posts\/222685522839364\/\">archived link<\/a>) promoted the claim. Their posts were shared close to 2,000 times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AakashMahantINC\/posts\/425672968806942\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AakashMahantINC\/posts\/425672968806942\"><p>\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0947\u091c\u093f\u092e\u0947\u0902\u091f \u0938\u0947 \u0930\u093f\u091f\u093e\u092f\u0930 \u0915\u0948\u092a\u094d\u091f\u0928 #PPSDhillon \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e \u0915\u093f \u091c\u092c \u0935\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u0942\u092e\u093f\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0915\u093c \u0915\u0947&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AakashMahantINC\/\">Aakash Mahant<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AakashMahantINC\/posts\/425672968806942\">Monday, 30 November 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VinayDubeyfan\/posts\/222685522839364\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VinayDubeyfan\/posts\/222685522839364\"><p>\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0947\u091c\u093f\u092e\u0947\u0902\u091f \u0938\u0947 \u0930\u093f\u091f\u093e\u092f\u0930 \u0915\u0948\u092a\u094d\u091f\u0928 #PPSDhillon \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e \u0915\u093f \u091c\u092c \u0935\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u0942\u092e\u093f\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0915\u093c \u0915\u0947&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VinayDubeyfan\/\">Vinay Dubey fan club<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VinayDubeyfan\/posts\/222685522839364\">Monday, 30 November 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was also posted MP Congress IT cell member Shilpi Singh. Her tweet gained over 200 retweets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/v2DtL\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0947\u091c\u093f\u092e\u0947\u0902\u091f \u0938\u0947 \u0930\u093f\u091f\u093e\u092f\u0930 \u0915\u0948\u092a\u094d\u091f\u0928 \u092a\u0940\u092a\u0940\u090f\u0938 \u0922\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0928 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e \u0915\u093f \u091c\u092c \u0935\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u0942\u092e\u093f\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0915\u093c \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0906\u0935\u093e\u091c \u0909\u0920\u093e\u090f\u0901\u0917\u0947 \u0924\u094b bjp \u0915\u0940 ITCell \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0916\u093e\u0932\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0939\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0930\u094b 2\u0930\u0941 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f \u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0914\u0930 \u091f\u094d\u0935\u0940\u091f \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092f\u0947 \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u0940\u0930 \u0938\u092a\u0942\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0926\u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/141hz613d2\">pic.twitter.com\/141hz613d2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SHILPI SINGH (@ShilpiSinghINC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShilpiSinghINC\/status\/1333427468955308032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News rummaged Twitter and Facebook for context behind the two images and found that the two Sikh men are not the same person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Veteran&#8217;s image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A veteran tipped us off on WhatsApp that this image was posted on Facebook by Captain PPS Dhillon (Retd.)&#8217;s son.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81414 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_20201201-091858.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_20201201-091858.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_20201201-091858-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sukhwinder Singh, Sarpanch of Uboke village, had shared the photograph on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/sikhmilitaryhistoryforum\/permalink\/4198815626799435\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sikh Military History Forum<\/a> on November 29. As per his post, the officer in the image is his father Hon. Captain Pirthipal Singh Dhillon, who retired from 17 Sikh Regiment in 1993.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81408 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-01-at-09.30.52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1114\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-01-at-09.30.52.jpg 1114w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-01-at-09.30.52-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-01-at-09.30.52-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-01-at-09.30.52-768x547.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1114px) 100vw, 1114px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Singh also posted another image of the cake cutting on his personal profile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=2813726808870948&amp;id=100007009697949\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=2813726808870948&amp;id=100007009697949\"><p>Today is my father&#8217;s birthday<br \/>\nHon. Captain pirthipal Singh Dhillon<br \/>\nRetired in 1993 , 17 sikh regiment<br \/>\nHe is the part&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Sukhwinder-Singh-Sarpanch-Uboke\/100007009697949\">Sukhwinder Singh Sarpanch Uboke<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=2813726808870948&amp;id=100007009697949\">Sunday, 29 November 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The images were posted on the same day the veteran was claimed to have sustained injuries during farmers&#8217; protests. This itself suggests that the viral assertion is false.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Farmer&#8217;s image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Farmers&#8217; rights activist Ramandeep Singh Mann <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramanmann1974\/status\/1332948298794078208\">tweeted<\/a> this image on November 29. Mann told Alt News, &#8220;I haven&#8217;t been able to identify the farmer yet. Will update the moment I learn more details.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u090f\u0915 \u0924\u0930\u092b \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0915 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0906\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0920\u093f\u0920\u0941\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u0920\u0902\u0921 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u093e\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930 \u0938\u094b \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0926\u0942\u0938\u0930\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u092b \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0906\u091c \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u094c\u091c \u0938\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 ! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FarmProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FarmProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XqB45X44Ch\">pic.twitter.com\/XqB45X44Ch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ramandeep Singh Mann (@ramanmann1974) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramanmann1974\/status\/1332948298794078208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMITKUM930\/status\/1332884431938281477?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AMITKUM930<\/a> posted a short video of the farmer.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMITKUM930\/status\/1332884431938281477?s=19<\/p>\n<p>While the identity of the farmer is yet to be ascertained, he is certainly not Captain PPS Dhillon (Retd.). Their facial structure and beard do not match.<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that the pictures began circulating with the false claim after journalist Tejinder Singh Sodhi had tweeted them. Sodhi, however, did not allege that the two individuals are the same. He clarified that his post only meant to show elderly Sikhs as both army men and farmers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brig Sandy sir, it&#8217;s unfortunate that you removed the retweet. Nowhere I am saying in the tweet that these two people are same, it&#8217;s the RW propagandists who are calling every protesting farmer as a Khalistani, my postbwas to show an elderly Sikh as a soldier and as a farmer<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tejinder Singh Sodhi \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@TejinderSsodhi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TejinderSsodhi\/status\/1333279496749813760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the recent farmers\u2019 protest, Alt News has verified multiple claims where unrelated individuals were linked to the movement \u2014 Bilkis Bano and Dr Rajkumari Bansal \u2014 in an attempt to delegitimise the protest. 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