The Facebook and Instagram handles of the Indian Army’s Srinagar-headquartered 15 Corps, which were blocked since January 28, were activated again
On Tuesday evening, the Indian Army had informed that the handles of 15 Corps, also known as Chinar Corps, have been blocked for more than a week due to unknown reasons.
The Facebook handle of the Chinar Corps – @ChinarCorpsIA – has more than 24,000 followers and is tagged as a “government organisation”. The Instagram handle, on the other hand, is named ChinarCorpsIA and has over 43,300 followers.
The Indian Army operates the two handles to counter fake news in Jammu and Kashmir. The blocking of Facebook and Instagram handles appears to be a “coordinated campaign”, hinting at the role of Pakistan.
Calling it a part of “information warfare”, those social media accounts of the Army have also been blocked earlier, the Facebook and Instagram handles of Chinar Corps did not share any “objectionable” content from their accounts.
