Last Video Of Lt. Vinay Narwal With His Wife? No, Couple Seen In Viral Reel Are Not Victims Of Pahalgam Terror Attack

An Indian Navy officer, Lieutenant Vinay Narwal was among the 26 people killed by the terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday (April 22, 2025). Lt. Narwal and his wife Himanshi, who recently got married, were visiting Pahalgam for their honeymoon when the terror attack unfolded. 

As the nation mourns the deadly attack, a video allegedly showing Lt. Narwal striking the iconic ‘Shah Rukh Khan pose’, and his wife embracing him has gone viral on social media platforms. Those sharing the footage claimed it to be the last video of the slain Navy officer with his wife in Pahalgam. 

Major news outlets such as Navbharat Times, DNA, Times Now and News18 also shared the video with the same claim. Newschecker, however, found it to be untrue. 

Such posts can be seen here, here and here.

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Fact Check/Verification

On skimming through the social media posts associated with the viral clip, we found a user pointing out that the video did not feature Lt. Vinay Narwal and his wife, but one ‘Yashika Sharma.’ 

Taking a clue, we scanned through multiple social media accounts by the same name and found an Instagram profile of  video creator ‘Yashika Sharma’ (@yashika.sharma.sehrawat). 

Sharma, in a post dated April 24, 2025, clarified that the video featured her and Ashish Sehrawat (@yashikashishsehrawat), and not the victim of the terror attack, Lt. Narwal, and his wife. 

“Hey guys we are alive and wanted to address a recent video we posted that unfortunately sparked a lot of hatred, leading us to delete it. Sadly, the video was misused by multiple pages and news channels, falsely claiming it was the last video of late Vinay sir and his wife. Our heartfelt condolences go out to their family. We kindly request that you report any pages misusing our video, as it’s truly disheartening. It’s shocking to see even reputable news channels and pages using unverified content for views, making it challenging to trust news sources,” its caption stated. 

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Newschecker then reached out to Ashish Sehrawat who confirmed that the viral video actually features him and his wife. “We recorded the video on April 14, 2025 in Pahalgam, and uploaded it on the day of the Pahalgam attack. But after being informed about its misuse, we deleted it,” Sehrawat informed Newschecker. 

He also shared a screengrab of the meta-data of the video, which further confirmed that it was shot on April 14, 2025. 

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Conclusion

Hence, the viral video claiming to be the last video of Lt Narwal and his wife in Pahalgam was found to show a different couple.

Sources
Instagram Post By @yashika.sharma.sehrawat, Dated April 24, 2025
Telephonic Conversation With Ashish Sehrawat On April 24, 2025

(The article was first published in Newschecker Hindi.)