Instagram Influencer Mohsin Kazmi, lies against India: A propagandist and Islamist

‘China has encroached our territory, but Vishwaguru is silent’. After several opposition leaders, some Instagram influencers are peddling false and alarmist claims that the Chinese forces have advanced 60 km inside Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh and that the Modi government is too ‘weak’ to stop China. In this vein, a Muslim man named Mohsin Kazmi published an Instagram video peddling fake claims about a Chinese incursion into Indian territory. On 7th July, Mohsin Kazmi from Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur, who claims to be working at Jindal Steel in Odisha’s Sambalpur, uploaded a video on his Instagram page with more than 3 lakh followers. In the video, Mohsin Kazmi claimed that Chinese forces have not only infiltrated into Indian territory but also encroached on over 60 kilometres of land area in Arunachal Pradesh. He further claimed that India claims to be a Vishwaguru but remains silent on China’s audacious misadventures. “Chinese Army has entered Arunachal Pradesh deep inside 60 kilometres and taken our military under control. The country [India] that calls itself Vishwaguru, why is it not opening its mouth in front of China? And, why is the Godi media not showing this reality? Our country may or may not become Vishwaguru, but it will soon become China’s slave,” Kazmi claimed. Kazmi’s video features overlaid footage of a military column in green terrain with “Arunachal Pradesh” labels and text claiming a Chinese advance of 60 kilometres inside India. This person is Mohsin Kazmi (Insta ID – mohsinkazmi7) from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand who claims to be working in Jindal Steel, Sambhalpur, Odisha @JindalSteel_In Mohsin has 300k followers on Instagram and constantly peddles fake news against Indian Army, with a view of damaging the… pic.twitter.com/VxZGewrcb4— Muji Singh Rangi (@mujifren) July 9, 2026 Another video shows humiliating scenes of Indian soldiers in front of Chinese PLA troops. In addition to Mohsin Kazmi, several X users have also shared the viral video with claims that Chinese troops had crossed approximately 60 kilometres into the Taksing sector of Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh. According to the viral narrative, the PLA had established camps inside Indian territory, and India had either failed to respond or was suppressing information about the incident. PIB debunked ‘China 60 km inside India’ lies However, Mohzin Kazmi’s claim has already been debunked by the Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check unit and categorically labelled the claim as fake. The PIB Fact Check confirmed that the videos being circulated do not show any recent Chinese incursion into Arunachal Pradesh. Instead, the visuals are either unrelated military footage or videos that have previously circulated online under entirely different contexts. The fact-check noted that the videos had been misrepresented to create the impression of a fresh Chinese advance into Indian territory. Fake News Alert!Several social media accounts are circulating videos falsely claiming that the Chinese Army has entered 60 km inside India. #PIBFactCheck: This claim is #Fake. The videos being circulated are unrelated and not from the India-China border. … pic.twitter.com/ZuQAvamplC— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) July 7, 2026 Prior to the PIB’s fact-check, the Indian Army had dismissed reports alleging Chinese encroachment and the construction of PLA camps inside Arunachal Pradesh. In response to similar claims regarding the Taksing sector, the Army stated that reports of Chinese encroachment and establishment of military camps were “incorrect and without any basis.” The video claimed to be showing Chinese troops ‘entering’ Indian territory is an old one showing Thai military and not Chinese troops in India. The video has nothing remotely to do with India. However, this clip is recycled time and again by Pakistani bots, pro-China propagandists, and ideological adversaries of the Modi government in India. Amidst online backlash, Mohsin Kazmi quietly deleted his Instagram post peddling fake news against the Indian Army. This time, the circulation of ‘China 60 km inside India’ claims came at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a high-profile visit to Indonesia, where India and Indonesia are deepening their strategic partnership in the Indo-Pacific. The two countries, much to China’s dismay, agreed on the export of BrahMos cruise missiles, Astra air-to-air missiles, cooperation on critical minerals, and the joint development of Sabang Port, located near the strategically vital Strait of Malacca.  Meanwhile, the other clip showing Indian troops humiliatingly doing sit-ups while holding their ears in front of Chinese soldiers is AI-generated. Mohsin Kazmi: From peddling fake news against Indian Army to being an Islamist As per one of Mohsin Kazmi’s videos, he works at or worked at Jindal Steel in Odisha’s Sambhalpur. Kazmi has published around 820 posts on Instagram. His online shenanigans reveal his Islamist and anti-BJP ideological moorings. While Mohsin Kazmi peddles false and alarmist narratives about the Indian Army and India’s territorial integrity, he extends wholehearted support to Iran and mourned the slain Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. When Iran confirmed in late March that the Strait of Hormuz would be open for the friendly nation of India, Mohsin Kazmi discredited the Indian government’s role in securing unrestricted access to energy supplies via the Strait of Hormuz and claimed that this happened because of the donations made by Indians, mainly Muslims, to Iran. Kazmi’s Instagram page is replete with pro-Iran posts coupled with narratives critical of the Modi government. Unsurprisingly, Mohsin Kazmi is also a strong Palestine supporter and stands in solidarity with his co-religionists against Israel. Mohsin Kazmi is a big supporter of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and has earlier lauded the Congress government in Karnataka for allowing Hijab in schools. Mohsin Kazmi has also glorified Haji Mastan, the infamous don, calling him “King of Ocean”. Notably, Haji Mastan was a dreaded don in Mumbai who had a pact with Karim Lala and Varadarajan Mudaliar which divided Mumbai into three parts where each operated their ‘businesses’ in order to avoid conflict. Together, the trio was referred to as the “three dons of Mumbai”. Mohsin Kazmi has also published multiple videos inciting hatred against activist Nazia Elahi Khan over her remarks about the Islamic prophet Muhammad.