IPS officer trolls Pakanis celebrating destruction of ‘Bangalore Port’ – which doesn’t ex | Trending
May 11, 2025 07:52 AM Senior IPS officer Arun Bothra joined thousands of Indians in mocking Pakanis who celebrated the Pakan Navy’s ‘destruction’ of Bangalore Port Senior IPS officer Arun Bothra joined thousands of Indians in mocking Pakanis who celebrated the Pakan Navy’s ‘destruction’ of Bangalore Port – seemingly unaware or willfully ignoring the fact that Bangalore is a landlocked city with no port. Aerial view of Bengaluru, a landlocked city in Karnataka. (X/@sriharikaranth) Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakan, a number of Pakanis and Pakan supporters took to social media over the weekend to falsely claim their navy had destroyed the port of Bengaluru. In reality, Bengaluru – the capital of Karnataka – is at least 300km away from the shoreline. A screenshot of one such comment was widely circulated and mocked on Indian social media. “Bangalore Port destroyed Pakan Navy,” read the comment from a man named Faward Ur Rehman. His comment quickly became the subject of much trolling. It comes amid a slew of misinformation being spread on social media at a time of conflict. IPS officer reactsIPS officer Arun Bothra reacted to the viral comment joking: “Bangalore has only USB ports.” IAS Awanish Sharan replied to his X post, taking a dig at another viral screenshot claiming the destruction of “Patna sea port.” Patna, in Bihar, is another landlocked Indian city. People took recourse in sarcasm to dismiss the outlandish claims. Misinformation on social mediaThe Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check unit has been working overtime to debunk the many false claims circulating on social media. In a recent post, PIB Fact Check informed users that several combat gaming videos are being shared online as real clips from the India Pakan conflict. “Several combat gaming videos are being deceptively circulated as real footages of recent India-Pakan conflict. Please don’t fall prey to such propaganda posts,” the unit advised. India and Pakan on Saturday agreed to immediately cease all hostilities across land, air, and sea, following four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. However, hours after the announcement, Jammu and Kashmir was rattled a series of drone sightings in the night, followed the sound of explosions, prompting security personnel to engage air defence systems to bring them down. (Also read: Pak miner schooled CNN anchor for absurd ‘social media’ reply as proof of downing Indian jets) News / Trending / IPS officer trolls Pakanis celebrating destruction of ‘Bangalore Port’ – which doesn’t ex See Less
