This newspaper clipping titled '7100 Acres of Indian territory occupied by Nepal' was published in 2018 - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 6, 2022
A post sharing a newspaper clipping with the headline ‘7100 acres of Indian territory occupied by Nepal’ is being shared widely as a report on the recent incident. Let’s see how true it is through this article.
Claim: Newspaper clipping stating Nepal recently occupied 7100 acres of Indian territory.
Fact: Dainik Bhaskar’s article titled ‘7100 acres of Indian territory occupied by Nepal’ was published three years ago. This news was published in 2018, not recently. There are no recent news articles about Nepal occupying 7100 acres of Indian territory. So, what the post says is MISLEADING.
When we searched for this news item on the internet with the subject mentioned in the post, Dainik Bhaskar’s news article was found. The article actually says ‘7100 acres of Indian territory occupied by Nepal’. But, this article was written in 2018, not in 2021.
The article says that Nepal has acquired about 7100 acres of land in the West Champaran district of Bihar. The article states that illegal encroachment was taking place in some areas including Susta in Valmiki Nagar, Valmiki Tiger Reserve forests and Shivalik hills in Govardna. This was also reported by Janasatta.
We have not found any official response from the Government of India regarding this news report at that time. However, in 2020, when the government of Nepal released a revised map that included Indian territory, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs condemned it. Recently, Nepal once again claimed three villages in Uttarakhand as their own, according to the press.
To sum it up, this newspaper clipping titled ‘7100 acres of Indian land occupied by Nepal’ is an old one published in 2018 and not a recent report.