A collage of an army soldier is being widely shared on social media. The second picture shows a young male laying on a wheelbarrow, whereas the first picture appears to be a selfie of a young person. According to the viral post, Kamlesh, a 19-year-old from Bakhtiyarpur in Bihar, was slain today for his country.
The collage is shared on Facebook with a caption: “बख्तियारपुर के 19 वर्षीय कमलेश सबसे कम उम्र में #भारतीय_आर्मी का अंग बनकर अपने आप को आज के दिन देश के लिए न्यौछावर कर दिया विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि भाई कमलेश जय हिंद वन्देमातरम” (English translation: 19-year-old Kamlesh of Bakhtiyarpur became the youngest one in Indian Army, who sacrificed his life for the country on this day… Humble tribute Bhai Kamlesh Jai Hind Vande Mataram)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MISLEADING.
In this context, several articles have reported the same incident in September 2019. According to the reports, Kamlesh was a resident of Lakhanpura village of Bakhtiyarpur located in Patna district of Bihar. His first posting was in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. He was martyred while doing duty there.
According to a report in News 18, Kamlesh was martyred in the firing from Pakistan.
Another news report stated that Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was then a Union minister, had also reached Lakhanpura to bid farewell to martyr Kamlesh.
Moreover, we found the same collage viral in September 2019 as well.
We could not find any credible media report corroborating the viral claim.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the 3-year-old news of a young army soldier martyred is being shared as a recent incident.
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