Old, Unrelated Video From J&K Shared As One from BSF Firing Near Tripura Border

We found out that the video is old and unrelated to the recent BSF firing in Tripura.

A video has been going viral on the internet, falsely claiming to show a Bangladeshi 'intruder' who was shot by the BSF while attempting to cross the Tripura border.

(Source: Instagram/Altered by The Quint)

A video of a man lying on the grass is being shared on social media, claiming to show a Bangladeshi 'intruder' who was gunned down by the Border Security Force (BSF) while attempting to cross into India through the border near Tripura.

• The claim is being shared amid the news of a Bangladeshi youth who was shot dead by the BSF in Tripura for alleged smuggling.

• One of the posts captioned, "Today, the BSF took down a Bangladeshi intruder attempting to cross the Tripura border by pumping him full of lead."

An archived version of this claim can be found here.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

(Archived versions of more claims can be found here, here, here, and here)

Is it true?: No, the video shows a terrorist who was killed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam.

How did we find out?: We ran a reverse image search on the video and found a news report that shared the same clip.

• According to the report by Bhaskar English, two soldiers lost their lives, and a terrorist was also killed in Operation Akhal in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam as the operation entered its ninth day.

• The report was published on 2 August 2025 and states that the clip shows a terrorist, Haris Nazir Dar, who was killed by the security forces.

The report by Bhaskar English. 

(Source: Bhaskar English/ Screenshot)

• We ran a keyword search and found a report by WION that shared the same video.

• According to the report, at least two terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.

• The visual shows one of the two terrorists, Haris Nazir Dar, who was associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based militant organisation.

• We found reports from 11 May 2026 on two suspected Bangladeshi smugglers who were killed near the Tripura border by the BSF.

• We also found an article by Tripura Times published on 13 June 2026, reporting on the death of a Bangladeshi youth who was shot by BSF personnel at the Kailashahar border in Tripura for an alleged smuggling attempt.

• However, the video in the claim is old and does not show any of these shootings.

A report by Tripura Times.

(Source:Tripura Times /Screenshot)

Conclusion: The video doesn't show a recent firing in Tripura and shows an old video from Jammu and Kashmir.

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