The Indian army strongly refuted media news that claimed that the drunk soldier had hit the crowd and injured more civilians in the district of Maharahtry Nagpur. The army issued on Tuesday, August 5, explaining the “false and misleading” and called on to verify the facts before the sensational incidents on Tuesday, August 5th.
The incident has now been widely reported 4 August under subtitles, such as “drunken military officer Rams Car on 30 people in Nagpur, threshing by the locals”. The army confirmed that the version circulating in some media distorts what happened.
What does the army say
In its statement, the army identified individuals as Havildar a harsh friend Mahadev Waghmare, resident Ramtek in the Nagpur district, who is currently sent in the northeast and was on holiday at the time of the incident.
On the evening of 3rd August, Havildar Waghmare had a minor dispute over parking when returning from a relative’s house. She went to the quarrel in Ramtek and escalated when four individuals started chasing him. According to the army while trying to escape, Jawan lost control of his vehicle that hit a tree, NDTV reported.
“At that moment, Jawan was pulled out of the car, wildly attacked by these four locals, his car was damaged and thrown into the runoff,” the army said in a detailed note.
It is important that the army explained that no civilians were injured during the incident, unlike the claim that 25-30 people were affected.
FIR has been filed, police coordination is underway
After the incident, Jawan filed a company against four individuals involved in attacking Ramtek 4 August. The local military office is now coordinating with the local police to ensure a quick and fair investigation.
The official statement of the army published on X (formerly Twitter) is:
“The Indian army urges to promote facts and avoid sensationism when reporting incidents.”
The background of false news
Several media media said earlier that the unwilling staff of the army oral to the crowd in the village of Nagardhan and injured dozens before being caught and beaten by the locals. These reports also indicated that the soldier was arrested by the police. However, the army versions now question these details and call the story in fact incorrect and harmful.
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