Video is Not Indian Helicopter Shot Down by Nepal

A video that has no sound and shows a military helicopter being shot down midair has been doing rounds since the beginning of July, alongside a claim that it shows Nepal shooting down an Indian military helicopter that crossed the Nepalese border.

Regards Nepal: Today, Indian airforces had crossed the border to conduct airstrikes on the Nepal territories. India contacted an airstrike in Belahiya. In the resulting, we've shot down one Indian HAL Rudra and captured one Indian pilot. Now We'll not return pilot to india 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/6FjCSRlBOQ

— Murtaza Khalid (@iamurtazakhalid) July 3, 2020

Today #Indianairforce crossed the border to conduct airstrikes on the #Nepal territory. #India contacted an airstrike in Belahiya. In the resulting #Nepal shot down one Indian HAL Rudra and captured one Indian pilot#Loc #Lac #PLA #Galwan #laddakh #indianmedia #pakarmy #pakistan pic.twitter.com/hHXPhBFCSV

— صحرہ است کے دریا است ، تھے بال و پر ما است- (@Fahadchauhdary) July 2, 2020

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Today, Indian airforces crossed Nepalian border to conduct airstrikes on the Nepalian territories. One of Indian HAL Rudra Helicopter was shot and captured one Indian pilot. Nepal announced not to return pilot to india. pic.twitter.com/EqwKczVzDJ

— Najib Ahmed (@NajibAh82251349) July 3, 2020

The video was also posted by a Twitter account with the name "Irmak Idoya," which attracted hundreds of likes and retweets to the video. The account claimed that Indian media is covering this up but later removed the tweet.

The circulating claim comes amid reports of recent political tensions between India and Nepal that led to some border wrangling between the two countries in the past few months.