Govt dismisses reports of drones, explosions

NEW DELHI, May 11: The Government today dismissed as “false” social media reports about explosions in Udhampur and drones being spotted in certain areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

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“Claims of heavy explosions in Udhampur are circulating on social media. The claim is FALSE. There have been no explosions in Udhampur,” the Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check Unit said in a post on X.
It said these rumours were being spread to create panic and urged people to rely only on official Government sources for accurate information.
The PIB’s Fact Check Unit also dubbed as “fake” claims on social media that drones had been spotted in certain areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
“This claim is fake. There is no drone activity in Jammu and Kashmir,” it said on X.