Accidental fire in Poonch’s Loran area falsely shared as Indian Army burning Kashmiri homes
Accidental fire in Poonch’s Loran area falsely shared as Indian Army burning Kashmiri homes
Executive Summaryसारांश
A video of houses on fire in Poonch was shared by Pakistan-linked accounts with the claim that the Indian Army was burning Kashmiri homes. Indian Army Fact Check says the claim is propaganda. The footage shows a midnight fire in Loran that gutted three houses and six shops, and police and locals fought to put it out.A video of houses on fire in Poonch was shared by Pakistan-linked accounts with the claim that the Indian Army was burning Kashmiri homes. Indian Army Fact Check says the claim is propaganda. The footage shows a midnight fire in Loran that gutted three houses and six shops, and police and locals fought to put it out.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
The verified X handle “Zard si Gana” (@ZardSi) shared a night-time video of burning structures, alleging “Indian Army human rights violations” and claiming that soldiers were setting fire to the homes of innocent residents in Poonch district. The post tagged the United Nations. The Indian Army’s fact-check unit has called it propaganda and pointed to a Greater Kashmir report dated October 13, 2026, which explains what actually happened. A massive fire broke out in the Loran area of Poonch during the night of October 12–13, gutting three residential houses and six shops and causing losses worth crores of rupees. A police team led by Loran SHO Younis Khan worked with locals to fight the blaze, evacuate residents and save more than 10 other houses. The SHO said the cause of the fire was still being investigated. Far from setting the fire, local authorities helped contain it. Turning a local disaster into a fabricated human rights allegation is a familiar propaganda tactic, so such claims should be checked against local news reports and official sources before being shared.
The verified X handle “Zard si Gana” (@ZardSi) shared a night-time video of burning structures, alleging “Indian Army human rights violations” and claiming that soldiers were setting fire to the homes of innocent residents in Poonch district. The post tagged the United Nations. The Indian Army’s fact-check unit has called it propaganda and pointed to a Greater Kashmir report dated October 13, 2026, which explains what actually happened. A massive fire broke out in the Loran area of Poonch during the night of October 12–13, gutting three residential houses and six shops and causing losses worth crores of rupees. A police team led by Loran SHO Younis Khan worked with locals to fight the blaze, evacuate residents and save more than 10 other houses. The SHO said the cause of the fire was still being investigated. Far from setting the fire, local authorities helped contain it. Turning a local disaster into a fabricated human rights allegation is a familiar propaganda tactic, so such claims should be checked against local news reports and official sources before being shared.