An image of a man injured by rubber pellets has gone viral on social media. The image is shared with a caption claiming the viral image is from the ongoing farmers’ protest.
A social media user shared the image with a caption claiming that the man in the viral image is a farmer, and he was hurt by the police while firing rubber pellets.
The caption associated with the image reads, “इस तस्वीर को देखना भी मुश्किल हो रहा है। ये तस्वीर किसान आंदोलन में घायल एक लड़के की है.” (English translation, “It is becoming difficult to even see this picture. This picture is of a boy injured in the farmers' movement.”)
A similar post can be seen here.
SouthCheck found the claim to be false.
On doing a Google Reverse Image Search, we found the same image was uploaded by India Times on July 14, 2016. The article associated with the image suggested that after the death of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani, chaos had erupted in Kashmir. The Kashmiris were throwing stones and as a result, police were dealing with them with pellet guns.
The same image was also published by the Indian Express on September 24, 2016. The caption associated with the image suggested that the man injured by rubber pellets in Kashmir. The caption read, “Mohammad Imran Parray, who got wounded after being hit by pellets during a protest recovers at a hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, July 13, 2016.”
Hence, we can ascertain that the viral image is old and was unrelated to farmers’ protest.
