Fact Check: This is not the picture of Bhagat Singh’s funeral. Know the story of his cremation

On social media, a black and white picture of funeral pyres surrounded by hundreds of people started going viral with the claim that it shows the last rites of the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru. India Today's AFWA probes the truth.

The nation on Tuesday paid tributes to revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary. Exactly 90 years ago on March 23, 1931, the trio was executed by the British government in Pakistan’s Lahore Central Jail. On social media, a black and white picture of funeral pyres surrounded by hundreds of people started going viral with the claim that it shows the last rites of the three freedom fighters. Hailing their sacrifice, netizens shared emotional posts on Facebook and Twitter along with the picture.