The claim made by a journalist named Ashraf Wani that a Kashmiri woman in Pampore was killed by bullets fired by the Indian Army is false.
On July 10, dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey was shot dead by the UP Police when he allegedly attempted to snatch a weapon and flee while being transported to Kanpur from Madhya Pradesh. Following this, a claim started doing rounds on social media that the father of Vikas Dubey passed away due to a heart attack as he was not able to bear the loss of his son.
A Facebook user named Vivek Jitendra Mishra paid condolences to Vikas Dubey's father while sharing a screengrab of an interview of him.
The same screenshot was shared by a Twitter user with a caption, "The father of Vikas Dubey expired due to heart attack as not able to bear the encounter killing news of his son."
Daily Hunt published an article of News18 claiming that "the father of gangster Vikas Dubey, who was shot dead in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police last week, died after a heart attack on Monday.Ram Kumar Dubey died in his daughter's home in Shivli in Kanpur rural. "
In our research, we found this claim to be false.
With the help of a relevant keyword search, we found a news report by News18 published on July 13. The report quoted Bilhaur CO Santosh Singh who said the report of Vikas Dubey's father passing away is false.
A report by Hindi news daily, Dainik Jagran also refuted the claim. After Vikas Dubey's house in Bikru village was demolished, his father Ram Kumar Dubey was staying at the house of his son-in-law Dinesh Tiwari
As per the report, after the widespread rumors of Vikas Dubey's father Ram Kumar Dubey died of cardiac arrest late, top officers, CO Bilhaur reached out and inquired about Ram Kumar's health which turned out to be fine. Earlier, rumors of Vikas Dubey's mother's death were also spread on social media.
In conclusion, the claim that Vikas Dubey's father Ram Kumar Dubey passed away due to a heart attack as he could not bear the loss of his is false.
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