As Russia’s aggression in Ukraine continues to unfold, videos made by Indian students trapped in Ukraine emerge on social media, requesting the Indian government to help them evacuate the region. One such video is of Vaishali Yadav, who is allegedly an Indian medical student stuck in Ukraine. Vaishali claims in a video that several Indian students are holed up in a flat due to bombings outside and efforts to evacuate have been futile as flights to Ukraine were cancelled. She says that the students are hoping that the Indian government helps them.
Multiple pro-BJP propaganda handles shared her video on Twitter claiming that Vaishali was “pretending” to be a student in Ukraine but is actually in India. The claims suggest that she was detained from Hardoi by UP police and has admitted to making the video at the behest of her father Mahendra Yadav, a Samajwadi Party leader.
Vaishali Yadav, Who shot a video, claiming she is a Medical Student stuck in Ukraine without any Help from Indian govt, detained from Hardoi by UP Police.
After getting caught maligning India’s image, She says I did on my Father Mahender Yadav’s behest who is a Samajwadi Leader. pic.twitter.com/ByTJXOpj66— Megh Updâtes (@MeghBuIletin) March 2, 2022
The claim has been shared on Twitter by various BJP leaders such as Neetu Singh, Naveen Kumar Jindal, Sunil Yadav, Dr Richa Rajpoot, Anil Kumar and others.
The claim is also viral on Facebook.
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