Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Man Arrested Over Fake Explosion Video at India-Nepal Border Camp
Police in Maharajganj arrested a man named Fayaz Ahmad.
He is accused of sharing a video that had been digitally changed.
The short video appeared to show a big explosion at a security camp near the India-Nepal border.
Police said no explosion actually happened there.
Officials were alerted because the video showed a sensitive security site.
Police used digital surveillance to trace the account that shared it.
The video was removed from Ahmad's Instagram account.
He was taken to court, and police are still checking how the video was made and shared.
Police arrested Fayaz Ahmad on Wednesday in Maharajganj over a digitally manipulated video.
The nine-second clip falsely showed an explosion and flames at an SSB camp in Sewatari.
The camp houses the Sashastra Seema Bal's 22nd Battalion near the India-Nepal border.
Police said the video did not depict a real explosion and traced its source through digital surveillance.
Ahmad was booked in a breach-of-peace case and produced before a court; police are examining his social media activity.
- Who
- Fayaz Ahmad was arrested by Parsamalik police.
- What
- He is accused of sharing a digitally manipulated video falsely showing an explosion at an SSB camp.
- When
- He was arrested on Wednesday; police described the arrest on Thursday.
- Where
- Maharajganj, at a camp in Sewatari near the India-Nepal border.
- Why
- The video targeted a sensitive security installation; the reason it was made or shared has not been established.
- Accused
- Fayaz Ahmad
- Arresting police
- Parsamalik police
- Video length
- Nine seconds
- Location shown
- Sashastra Seema Bal camp in Sewatari
- Battalion
- SSB's 22nd Battalion
- Police finding
- The video was digitally manipulated and showed no actual explosion.
- Case status
- Ahmad was produced before a court in a breach-of-peace case; further verification is underway.