Photo pretended to be that of Vikram Dhanaula on social media network, But it is not so.
Ludhiana, Punjab (August 27, 2014): Internet and social media evolution has provided space for people to share their views and report the matters that main stream media may tend to ignore. But this facility is also turning to be a source of fake news and rumors.
Now a days, many people on social media networks such as Facebook and whatsapp are asking if a photo of a person shown as badly injured and covered with bandages was Vikram Kumar of Dhanaula who had hurled shoe at Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. Others are making search queries on search engines like Google in this regard.
Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) has come to learn that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann has made it clear that the concerned photo is not that of Vikram Kumar.
I am MP from Sangrur, so I am constant touch of family of Vikram Kumar. He is alight and the photo that is being shared over internet is not that of Vikram, said Bhagwant Mann.
Sanguru MP said that it was a mischief and asked people to do not spread rumours.