“Photo of a suicide bomber arrested during the recent NIA raids in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in May 2025.”
What FACTLY found
The viral photo shows a Taliban suicide bomber who was arrested by Afghan security forces in Farah province, Afghanistan, in 2010. There are no reports of any NIA raids in Delhi or Uttar Pradesh in May 2025 involving the arrest of terrorists or the recovery of explosives and weapons. However, the details mentioned in the viral post actually pertain to raids conducted by the NIA in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on 26 December 2018, during which the NIA arrested 10 individuals and recovered explosive...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 May 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 May 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/dk.bhardwaj.39/posts/pfbid0birYWq3Jn1L7MmGAStJopJAaJ8MfiPqWkU8Cg…
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