Indian Army’s Photo Shared to Falsely Claim They Were Secretly Taken by Pakistan

The claim is false as the images were first shared by the Indian Army on 11 May 2025.

A set of photos showing COAS General Upendra Dwivedi along with Army commanders has gone viral with the false claim that the photos were covertly taken by Pakistan.

(Source: X/Altered by The Quint)

A collage of photos, which appear to have been taken from a CCTV camera showing high-ranking Indian Army personnel is being shared on social media, where some some users claimed that the photos show the Indian Army's war-time control images taken covertly by Pakistan.

An archived version of this post can be seen here.

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(Archived versions of more posts sharing this claim can be seen here and here.)

Is it true?: No, the claim is false.

• The collage photos was first shared by the Indian Army on 11 May 2025.

How did we find out?: A simple reverse image search on the collage showed us an X post by the official account of the Public Relations Officer (PRO) and Spokesperson for Defence for Manipur, Nagaland, and South Arunachal region.

• It had shared this photo on 11 May 2025 with a caption which noted that it showed Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi reviewing the security situation on the western border.

• The Additional Directorate General of Public Information for the Indian Army had also shared this photo around the same time, stating that the COAS "granted full authority to the Army Commanders" to respond appropriate to any violation of ceasefire and the Indian airspace.

• The image was also shared by All India Radio News and BBC Urdu, indicating that it was in the public domain and not secretly taken.

Conclusion: A collage of COAS General Upendra Dwivedi reviewing border security while meeting with Army commanders is being shared as a photo which was covertly taken by Pakistan.

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