New Delhi, June 4 -- A viral video claiming that Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Army Training Command, raised concerns over five aviators allegedly missing after participating in "Operation Sindoor" has been found to be digitally manipulated, with the Indian Army's fact-checking handle terming it a deliberate attempt to spread false narratives.

In the digitally altered clip, the officer is falsely made to appear as saying that out of 59 officers listed, five names were missing and that the individuals were last seen acting as fighter aviators flying four Rafale aircraft and one Su-30MKI jet during "Operation Sindoor."The fabricated audio further names five purported officers and suggests...