Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, Oct. 30 -- The Indian Army has exposed a misinformation campaign being circulated by Pakistan-based social media accounts, which attempted to exploit the fatal helicopter crash near Joshimath in Uttarakhand by falsely portraying it as a rebel attack on an aircraft carrying the family of Lieutenant General Sanjay Mitra, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.
The Army clarified that the claims were fabricated and had no factual basis, while six people were killed in the actual crash involving a Trans Bharat Aviation helicopter on Friday.
The clarification came after several Pakistan-based social media accounts circulated claims that Lt Gen Mitra and his family were travelling in a helicopter from Ba...