A video from a press briefing by police officials in Leh is being shared on social media, claiming to show their statements in connection to Ladakhi activist and innovator Sonam Wangchuk's arrest after violence broke out in the region.
What do they say?: In the video, one of the officials provides details about the number of deaths and people injured during the violence in Ladakh.
He goes on to say that they received direct orders from Union Home Minister Amit Shah's office to arrest Sonam Wangchuk and accuse him of being a "Pakistani agent."
The official appeals to the people of Leh to not attack police as they were only following orders, but to go to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) offices to air their grievances, as they are "just servants" and have "no role in the arrest."
At the time of writing this report, this X post shared by the Maharashtra wing of the Indian National Congress was viewed approximately 15,000 times.
(Archived versions of more posts sharing this claim can be seen here and here.)
Is it true?: No, the claim is false as the video has been manipulated using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
How do we know?: We looked for the press conference's video on the official social media accounts of Leh's administration, and found it on the official Facebook page of the Department of Information & Public Relations, Leh, Ladakh.
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