North India Statesman
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Lakhs of devotees are arriving every day to take a dip in the Sangam in the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj. It is believed that bathing in Sangam frees one from sins. A large number of saints and sages are also participating in this Mahakumbh which lasts for one and a half month, some of which are going viral. Abhay Singh, who studied from IIT Mumbai, has also reached Mahakumbh as Baba and has become a topic of discussion on social media. Millions of people are watching his videos, some of whom are praising him, while some are also speaking against him. Many posts are going viral on social media, in which it is being claimed that Abhay Singh is actually a former BrahMos engineer convicted on espionage charges, who has come to Mahakumbh secretly.
What is the claim on Abhay Singh?
Some posts on Facebook and It is claimed that he was caught on charges of spying for Pakistani intelligence agency ISI and sentenced to life imprisonment. Links to many media reports have also been shared with this claim on social media. Many people are considering this to be true and are saying that the Baba whose videos are going viral in Mahakumbh is the same Nishant Aggarwal. But its truth is something else.
What is the truth of the viral claim?
Efforts are being made on social media to create a connection between Abhay Singh of IIT Mumbai (Baba of Mahakumbh) and Nishant Aggarwal who studied from IIT Ropar. In many posts it was claimed that Baba’s old name is Nishant Aggarwal, but when we investigated this claim, it was proved to be completely wrong. Abhay Singh, who is seen as Baba in the Maha Kumbh, hails from Jhajjar district of Haryana and has done Aerospace Engineering from IIT Mumbai. Nishant Aggarwal is a different person, who studied from IIT Ropar and was later found guilty in the case of passing information related to BrahMos to ISI. Nishant was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Therefore, the claim being made on social media that the Baba who is going viral in Mahakumbh and Nishant Aggarwal who has been convicted on espionage charges are the same person, is completely false. Abhay Singh and Nishant Agarwal are two different people, who have no relation to each other.
