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“Soldiers from the Army or central armed forces are granted martyrs status when killed in line of duty”
Social media posts
The Quint rated thisFALSE

In short

This claim spread on social media. The Quint (India) looked into it and published its finding on 25 February 2019. Its rating was “FALSE”.

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