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PIB Debunks Fake Recall Letter of Defence Attaché Shiv Kumar

The move highlights how Pakistan-linked accounts exploited social media to shape military narratives

Defence Attaché Captain Shiv Kumar targeted by Pakistani misinformation spocial media handles. | Image: X
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Overview

  • The Press Information Bureau fact check dismissed as fake a letter falsely claiming the Ministry of Home Affairs had recalled Captain Shiv Kumar.
  • PIB identified the forgery as part of a broader misinformation campaign orchestrated by Pakistani propaganda accounts.
  • The agency clarified that postings of Indian Navy officers at the rank of captain fall under the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, not the Home Affairs ministry.
  • Captain Shiv Kumar remains India’s Defence Attaché in Jakarta following earlier misquotations of his June seminar remarks on Operation Sindoor.
  • The incident underscores the intensifying digital information warfare between India and Pakistan and the importance of rapid official verification.