Video of Army Aspirant Getting Emotional Falsely Linked to Op Sindoor

This video predates the execution of Operation Sindoor and hence, the claim is false.

An old and unrelated video of uniformed men getting emotional is being falsely linked with Operation Sindoor.

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A video is going viral on social media which claims to show an Indian Army soldier crying before heading to the border for Operation Sindoor.

An archive can be seen here.

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(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This video predates the Operation Sindoor and hence, the claim is false.

• It shows students from a private defence coaching academy in Indore, Madhya Pradesh getting emotional after their selection into the Indian Army.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video which led us to an Instagram page named ‘indore_physical_academy01’.

• We found the same video shared by the page on 27 April 2025, which predates Operation Sindoor.

• The video had text overlay which explained that the person getting emotional had been selected for the Indian Army.

An archive can be seen here.

(Source: IG/Screenshot)

• The person seen comforting the crying man in the video appears in other videos on the page as well, can be seen here, here, and here.

• The Government of India’s fact-checking unit, PIB Fact Check, also posted a clarification about this video on 9 May.

• This video was posted on Instagram on April 27 and is NOT related to the Indian Army...The video depicts students from a private defense coaching institute celebrating their selection into the Indian Army. The youth in the video reportedly became emotional with joy upon receiving news of their successful recruitment," the post stated.

Conclusion: An old and unrelated video of uniformed men getting emotional is being falsely linked with Operation Sindoor.

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