FAKE ALERT: This tweet on Chinese army is not from Indian Army’s official handle

CLAIM
Several Twitter users are posting screengrab of a tweet from handle @adgpi_ and taking a dig at Indian Army.

“We request to Chinese brothers to remove their camps and leave our area, otherwise we will have to request again,” reads the tweet from @adgpi_

Twitter user Uzair Lone posted the screengrab to take a jibe at Indian Army and BJP both.

Twitter user Zahid Siddique shared it with a text that reads, “Indian surgical strike in Ladakh.”

Twitter user Adil Faraz Khan too shared it

TRUTH

@adgpi_ is a parody handle. The name in its Twitter bio explicitly states ‘ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY - (parody)’. Despite this several users seem to have missed that part of the information and think it’s the genuine Indian Army handle.

Many users (mostly Pakistanis) are sharing the screengrab from @adgpi_ as an official word from Indian Army.

The official handle of Indian Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information, IHQ of MoD is @adgpi.

We went through @adgpi and found it had tweeted nothing to the tune of what is stated in the parody tweet-screengrab above.

We found a tweet from @adgpi calling out propaganda handles who spread misinformation.

"Inimical elements are using #IndianArmy #Emblem/ #Insignia and creating Fake/ Parody accounts on Twitter to spread propaganda. Follow #IndianArmy verified account @adgpi and guard yourself against #FakeNews. (sic)" reads the tweet.

VERDICT

Times Fact Check has found that tweet from a parody handle is being shared as official word from Indian Army about the current standoff between Indian and Chinese military in Ladakh.