India, May 9 -- A retired Indian army officer lashed out at an X user for falsely claiming that his son was caught in a child predator sting operation. In a formal statement, retired Major General Rajiv Narayanan confirmed: "I have no son." He added, "I have never had a son."

It all started with a viral video which shows a man being questioned, purportedly by authorities, after allegedly being caught in a child predator sting operation.

The caption accompanying the video, shared on the X profile called "Baba Thoka", claimed that the man in the clip is Major General Rajiv Narayanan's son, who is in the UK on a business visa.

The former army officer debunked the claim, adding how this fake news caused "immense distress to him and his fam...