Indian govt officials use image from Bangladesh to show ‘development’ in Kashmir ahead of G20 Summit

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Govt officials use image from Bangladesh to show ‘development’ in Kashmir ahead of G20 Summit​

By
Umar Khurshid
Posted on
May 21, 2023

Amid preparations like the redevelopment of roads in the City ahead of the Third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting from May 22-24, one of the images widely as “a developed Boulevard Road of Srinagar” turned out to be fake. The exact location of the image was found to be Jhautola Patuakhali in Bangladesh.

Users claimed the image is a ‘stunning symbol of transformation’ ahead of the G20 meet in Kashmir.

Among many others, the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Budgam, shared the image with a caption: “Boulevard Road, leading to the venue for the G20 Meeting in Srinagar, has been given a new look to warmly welcome delegates from around the globe.”

The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Jammu and Kashmir also shared the fake development.

The chairman of a Jammu Kashmir-based NGO Save Youth Save Future, Wajahat Farooq Bhat, tweeted the image with the same claim. The photograph has been removed from the account now.

Minister of state for External Affairs and Culture, Government of India, Meenakshi Lekhi, replied to their tweet with a thumbs-up and a clapping emoji.

Twitter Aquib Mir shared the image in a tweetaddressed to “puppet of Pakistani army and terrorist lover” Shahid Afridi. Like others, the user claimed that the image was clicked at Boulevard Road in Srinagar, which has been given “a magnificent makeover to welcome delegates from across the world’ for the G20 meet.”


For the last many months, work under the Rs 980-crore Smart City project was being carried out on a war footing to complete 130 developmental projects ahead of the summit.

Several users including @FatimaDar_jk, @Mindblower81, @Asif_Plaisar and @SehrishB_tweeted the image with the same claim.


Upon a reverse image search of the image by Alt News, it was found that the picture was originally set as display picture by a Facebook page Jhautola Patuakhali । ঝাউতলা পটুয়াখালী on February 6, 2023.

It was discovered that Jhautola Patuakhali is a park in Patuakhali town, which is the headquarters of Patuakhali district in the Barishal division of Bangladesh. The Facebook page is dedicated to the development of the park.


Meanwhile, the Chief Coordinator of the G-20 event Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday said that Srinagar has gone through a massive makeover.

“Massive awareness camps have been held in all parts of the country about the G-20. Specifically about the G20 event in Srinagar, the guests’ arrivals have commenced and we are all set to host the event,” said Shringla.


He said that there will be speakers, and guests from various parts of India. “There will be group discussions as well. I believe the event will help revive the economy of JK and its vast potential of tourism,” Shringla said, adding that “the event will help give a big push to JK’s sustainable tourism, adventure tourism, film and eco-tourism.”

He said the event will open doors of opportunities for the people of J&K, who are bestowed with natural beauty.

Speaking on the occasion, JK’s Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta said that over the past few years, JK’s tourism influx has seen an upward trend.

Govt officials use image from Bangladesh to show ‘development’ in Kashmir ahead of G20 Summit

Amid preparations like the redevelopment of roads in the City ahead of the Third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting from May 22-24, one of the images widely as “a developed Boulevard Road of Srinagar” turned out to be fake. The exact location of the image was found to be Jhautola Patuakhali in...

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Govt officials use image from Bangladesh to show ‘development’ in Kashmir ahead of G20 Summit​

By
Umar Khurshid
Posted on
May 21, 2023

Amid preparations like the redevelopment of roads in the City ahead of the Third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting from May 22-24, one of the images widely as “a developed Boulevard Road of Srinagar” turned out to be fake. The exact location of the image was found to be Jhautola Patuakhali in Bangladesh.

Users claimed the image is a ‘stunning symbol of transformation’ ahead of the G20 meet in Kashmir.

Among many others, the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Budgam, shared the image with a caption: “Boulevard Road, leading to the venue for the G20 Meeting in Srinagar, has been given a new look to warmly welcome delegates from around the globe.”

The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Jammu and Kashmir also shared the fake development.

The chairman of a Jammu Kashmir-based NGO Save Youth Save Future, Wajahat Farooq Bhat, tweeted the image with the same claim. The photograph has been removed from the account now.

Minister of state for External Affairs and Culture, Government of India, Meenakshi Lekhi, replied to their tweet with a thumbs-up and a clapping emoji.

Twitter Aquib Mir shared the image in a tweetaddressed to “puppet of Pakistani army and terrorist lover” Shahid Afridi. Like others, the user claimed that the image was clicked at Boulevard Road in Srinagar, which has been given “a magnificent makeover to welcome delegates from across the world’ for the G20 meet.”


For the last many months, work under the Rs 980-crore Smart City project was being carried out on a war footing to complete 130 developmental projects ahead of the summit.

Several users including @FatimaDar_jk, @Mindblower81, @Asif_Plaisar and @SehrishB_tweeted the image with the same claim.


Upon a reverse image search of the image by Alt News, it was found that the picture was originally set as display picture by a Facebook page Jhautola Patuakhali । ঝাউতলা পটুয়াখালী on February 6, 2023.

It was discovered that Jhautola Patuakhali is a park in Patuakhali town, which is the headquarters of Patuakhali district in the Barishal division of Bangladesh. The Facebook page is dedicated to the development of the park.


Meanwhile, the Chief Coordinator of the G-20 event Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday said that Srinagar has gone through a massive makeover.

“Massive awareness camps have been held in all parts of the country about the G-20. Specifically about the G20 event in Srinagar, the guests’ arrivals have commenced and we are all set to host the event,” said Shringla.


He said that there will be speakers, and guests from various parts of India. “There will be group discussions as well. I believe the event will help revive the economy of JK and its vast potential of tourism,” Shringla said, adding that “the event will help give a big push to JK’s sustainable tourism, adventure tourism, film and eco-tourism.”

He said the event will open doors of opportunities for the people of J&K, who are bestowed with natural beauty.

Speaking on the occasion, JK’s Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta said that over the past few years, JK’s tourism influx has seen an upward trend.

Govt officials use image from Bangladesh to show ‘development’ in Kashmir ahead of G20 Summit

Amid preparations like the redevelopment of roads in the City ahead of the Third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting from May 22-24, one of the images widely as “a developed Boulevard Road of Srinagar” turned out to be fake. The exact location of the image was found to be Jhautola Patuakhali in...

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This shows two things to me:

1. How far BD has come under Hasina.

2. How low India has sunk under Modi and his Hinduvta turds.

If your BBS was really faking data - Hinduvta turds wouldn’t be using images from BD.

 

[Black_cats]

This shows two things to me:

1. How far BD has come under Hasina.

2. How low India has sunk under Modi and his Hinduvta turds.

If your BBS was really faking data - Hinduvta turds wouldn’t be using images from BD.

Are you @UKBengali with another account? Just curious. Both of you have same writing style.

 

[Dalit]

LOL @INDIAPOSITIVE

 

[Azadkashmir]

india is supar powar of the worlddd.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Upon a reverse image search of the image by Alt News, it was found that the picture was originally set as display picture by a Facebook page Jhautola Patuakhali । ঝাউতলা পটুয়াখালী on February 6, 2023.

It was discovered that Jhautola Patuakhali is a park in Patuakhali town, which is the headquarters of Patuakhali district in the Barishal division of Bangladesh. The Facebook page is dedicated to the development of the park.

They can use this video of Patuakhali town as a promotional video to showcase the development of Kashmir for G20 Summit.

 

[CallSignMaverick]

This shows two things to me:

1. How far BD has come under Hasina.

2. How low India has sunk under Modi and his Hinduvta turds.

If your BBS was really faking data - Hinduvta turds wouldn’t be using images from BD.

An image from BD got circulated, and anyways Srinagar is looking much better than that after the Smart City project.

 

[IndianLite]

An image from BD got circulated, and anyways Srinagar is looking much better than that after the Smart City project.

It’s not the first time images from BD has been used in this way, is it?

 

[AA_]

Either way still looks like shit. Sorry Bang Bros

 

[bluesky]

Are you @UKBengali with another account? Just curious. Both of you have same writing style.

Yes dude, he is @UKBengali.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Image From Bangladesh Falsely Shared As 'Revamped' Boulevard Road in Srinagar​

This image is from a park called Jhautola Patuakhali in Bangladesh.​

RUJUTA THETE
Updated: 21 May 2023, 9:58 PM IST
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A photograph of a road is being shared with a claim that the image shows a revamped Boulevard Road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the G20 Summit.

The G20 Summit has been scheduled in Kashmir for two days starting from 22 May.

An archive can be seen here.
(Source: Twitter/Screenshot)
(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

Where is this image from?: This image is from a park called Jhautola Patuakhali in Bangladesh.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search using Google that led us to a Facebook post made by a page named 'Jhautola Patuakhali' on 6 February.

• Jhautola Patuakhali is a park situated in Patuakhali, Bangladesh.

This image was used as a profile picture by the page.
(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

• We looked for images of the park on Google maps and found a similar image uploaded on maps in February.
• We compared the two images and noticed similarities.

Viral image shows a park in Bangladesh.
(Source: Altered by The Quint)

• We also checked Boulevard Road in Kashmir on Google maps and noticed that it didn't match the viral visuals.
• We found a recent video on YouTube which was recorded from inside a moving car and showed the Boulevard Road in Srinagar.
• These visuals also did not match the viral image.

Boulevard road's most recent image: Siasat Daily shared an image of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrolling on Srinagar's Boulevard Road ahead of G20 Summit.

• The report shared on 18 May talked about Srinagar getting ready to host the G20 meeting, thus, keeping security forces on several checkpoints.
• We compared the image with the viral image and it showed no similarities.

The viral image is from Bangladesh and the image on the rights hows Boulevard road from Srinagar.

First ever G20 Meeting in Jammu and Kashmir: The third G20 working group meeting on tourism will be held in Srinagar 22 from May to 24 May.

• The meet will take place at the Sheri Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) on the shores of Dal Lake.
• This would mark as the first global event there since the central government scrapped the special status of the state in August 2019.

Conclusion: Clearly, an image of a park from Bangladesh is being falsely shared as a 'renewed' road in Srinagar ahead of the G20 Summit.

Image From Bangladesh Falsely Shared As 'Revamped' Boulevard Road in Srinagar

Fact-check | This image is not from Kashmir but from Bangladesh. The G20 Summit has been scheduled in Kashmir for two days starting from 22 May. This image does not show Boulevard Road in Srinagar as claimed.

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