Fact Check: This viral picture of a clash is from a Delhi college, not Kashmir
India Today
A photograph of a woman whose face is being grabbed by another during a fight is being circulated on social media with the claim that this is how Muslims in Kashmir face atrocities at the hands of Indian security forces. India Today Anti Fake News War Room found the viral post to be misleading.
Amid the ongoing tension in Jammu and Kashmir after several civilians were killed by terrorists, a photograph of a woman whose face is being grabbed by another during a fight is being circulated on social media with the claim that this is how Muslims in Kashmir face atrocities at the hands of Indian security forces. Some policemen can also be seen trying to intervene in the brawl, the picture that is now viral on Twitter, shows.
The user wrote in the caption "there is genocide in Indian occupied #Kashmir #boycottindia." The picture is being shared with hashtags like #help_Kashmir #save_kashmir #free_kashmir. Archive of the viral tweet can be seen here.