Old video of JeM terrorist praising Indian Army
A video is going viral on social media with the claim that during the Kulgam encounter, when the Indian Army asked Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Shafi Ghani to surrender, he praised the Army for helping the people of Jammu and Kashmir during floods and other crises. However, he refused to surrender and was eventually killed.
Sharing the video, the handle Siri Pathan wrote, “Chilling video of JEM Terrorist Shafie Ghani during Kulgam encounter. Indian Army Major asked him to surrender. He praised Indian Army for helping the people of J&K during floods and other crises but refused to surrender. He was eventually killed along.” (Archived link)
Hindutva Knight stated, “Chilling video of JEM Terrorist Shafie Ghani during Kulgam encounter. Indian Army Major asked him to surrender. He praised Indian Army for helping the people of J&K during floods and other crises but refused to surrender. He was eventually killed along with 2 other terrorists.” (Archived link)
In our fact-check research, we searched for keywords related to this video and found the same video on News18 Virals. This video is not recent but dates back to September 2022. According to the video description, “During the encounter in Kulgam, there was a video chat between Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Mohammad Shafie and an Army officer. The officer asked him to surrender, but he refused. The militant said that he has no issues with the Army that is doing good work in Kashmir.”
We found a Jansatta report dated September 29, 2022, according to which, on September 27, 2022, two terrorists—Mohammad Shafi Ghani, a resident of Velbatpura, and Mohammad Asif Wani, a resident of Takia—were killed in an encounter in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shortly before the encounter, there was a video call between the Indian Army and the terrorist Shafi, during which he told the Army personnel that just as the Army supports Kashmir, the people of Kashmir also support the Army. During the conversation, the Army personnel asked him to surrender, to which Shafi replied that he was close to death and that the Army would shoot him three times. The Army personnel responded by saying he wouldn’t do that, and the conversation ended there.
When the terrorists refused to surrender, the Army took action and killed both of them.
| Claim | During the Kulgam encounter, JeM terrorist Shafi Ghani refused to surrender but praised the Indian Army for helping Kashmiris during floods and crises. |
| Claimed by | Social media users |
| Fact Check | The video dates back to September 2022, when a JeM terrorist was seen praising the Indian Army during a conversation amid the Kulgam encounter. |
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