Sweta Singh, Senior Anchor of a reputed Hindi channel, has come at the receiving end of social media users after a clip of her reportage on the recent Pahalgam terror attack went viral.
Sweta Singh is being trolled for showing a “natural hideout” of terrorists in her reportage.
In the viral clip, Sweta shows a hollow trunk of a tree and says this could be a natural hideout for terrorists. In her reportage, she claims that there is enough space for two people to sit inside the hollow space in the trunk.
The clip of Sweta’s reportage has taken the internet by storm. Many netizens reacted to the viral video criticizing and mocking the news anchor.
Seeing Sweta’s reportage on Pahalgam, some users recalled her almost decade-old claim made during a live broadcast, stating that some people were saying a new 2000 denomination currency note contained a nano chip that made the note traceable.
Poking fun at the Hindi news anchor, a user commented, “Shweta Singh who once found satellite-linked nano-chips in ₹2,000 notes, is now searching for terrorists hiding inside trees. No wonder people think she’s a ‘पेड़’ journalist.”
YouTube Journalist Abhisar Sharma mocked Sweta saying, “After great success of nano chip journalism, (see) the tree journalist!”
“What an amazing discovery! Till now the police, intelligence and army had no idea where the terrorists hide. This is the real investigation. The chip lady and the camera man should have sat inside and given a demo.Media, learn this gold standard ground reporting,” wrote a third user.
“After seeing Shweta Singh’s journalism, snakes changed their burrows, rats ate poison themselves, moles applied perfume, mongooses went into meditation, insects migrated, elephants began reducing their size, lions started eating grass and wild boars themselves called the police!” commented another user.
Days after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the Centre on Saturday issued an advisory directing all media outlets to avoid broadcasting live coverage of military operations or security force movements.
The advisory, which also applies to social media platforms, stressed the need for extreme caution and responsibility in reporting on matters of national security.
