IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh meets and consoles the family of Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh, who has been missing since Operation Sindoor.
A video claiming to show Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, the Chief of the Air Staff, visiting the home of IAF pilot Shivangi Singh who allegedly went missing since Operation Sindoor, has gone viral on social media platforms.
Multiple pro-Pakistan handles, including verified accounts, have shared the 23-second-long-footage claiming to show the IAF Chief at the “home of missing pilot Shivangi Singh.”
Newschecker’s investigation, however, revealed that the claim is false.
Such posts can be seen here, here and here.
A reverse image search on the keyframes of the viral clip led us to a report by NDTV, dated August 14, 2025. It featured the same footage to show Air Chief Marshal AP Singh visiting the family of late Sergeant Surendra Kumar in Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan. Sergeant Kumar was killed in the line of duty during Operation Sindoor.
Sharing images from the visit, the Indian Air Force said, “Air Chief Marshal AP Singh along with Mrs Sarita Singh paid a visit to village Mehradasi in Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, hometown of late Sgt Surendra Kumar, who laid down his life in the line of duty during Op Sindoor.” They met Sgt Kumar’s mother, wife and children at his home, the post added.
In one of the images, the Air Chief Marshal can be seen saluting a photograph of Surendra Kumar.
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