Fact Check: Beware of these fake rescue forms titled ‘Rescue Flights From India’ for Indians Stranded Abroad

Team Udayavani, May 7, 2020, 12:34 PM IST

Indian government is preparing an evacuation plan to bring back around 14,800 Indian nationals stranded in 12 countries from May 7. But amid this, there are a lot of misinformation that has been doing the rounds on social media.

On Tuesday Indian government warned against a whatsapp message that is circulating with links to Google Forms titled ‘RESCUE FLIGHTS FROM INDIA’, for stranded Indians.

The message is being shared widely, especially on WhatsApp. The message asks Indians stranded abroad to fill the form to get themselves registered.

PIB clarified that the information is false as the Indian government has not issued any such forms

PIB fact check tweeted saying, “ A whatsapp message is circulating with links to Google Forms titled ‘RESCUE FLIGHTS FROM INDIA’, for stranded Indians.

#PIBFactCheck: Indian Govt has not issued any such forms. It’s advised not to click on these links & to register only through the official Embassy website”

Claim:A whatsapp message is circulating with links to Google Forms titled ‘RESCUE FLIGHTS FROM INDIA’, for stranded Indians.#PIBFactCheck: Indian Govt has not issued any such forms. It’s advised not to click on these links & to register only through the official Embassy website pic.twitter.com/ZEjtxhzqMq

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 5, 2020

It is said that government is likely operate 64 flights from May 7 to 13 to repatriate Indians from 12 countries, UAE, the UK, the US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman.