“Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar has been removed from his position as head of the Northern Command following the Pahalgam Terrorist attacks in April 2025.”
What FACTLY found
Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar was not removed from his post following the Pahalgam incident. He retired from service on 30 April 2025 as scheduled, and his retirement had no connection to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which occurred on 22 April 2025. His retirement date had been predetermined much before the incident. On 30 April 2025, the fact-checking unit of the Government of India’s Press Information Bureau clarified in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the claims regarding Lt Gen M....
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 May 2025, 8 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/amna.aman.7374/posts/pfbid0SSYo6hsxNZXZCXLBDmT3z88GELUDrJLWzks4Z…
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