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“An Indian telecom engineer named Nitin Mohan was arrested by Bahrain Police for spying for Mossad and leaking images and videos of the war.”
Social media posts Claim dated 10 Mar 2026.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

Bahrain Police reported the arrest of six Asian individuals for sharing war-related images as of 11 March 2026, but no person named Nitin Mohan was among them, and the PIB and the Ministry of External Affairs clarified that the viral claim about an Indian spy in Bahrain is fake.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 10 March 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 March 2026, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

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