#FactCheck - Viral Video Misrepresented as Reaction to Pakistan’s Defeat in T20 World Cup
Executive Summary
A video is being widely shared on social media with the claim that Baloch people celebrated by dancing after Pakistan’s crushing defeat to India in the T20 World Cup. However, research by the CyberPeace found the claim to be misleading. The video is actually from a Lohri celebration held on January 23 at Government College University in Lahore, and is unrelated to any cricket match. India defeated Pakistan by 61 runs in the T20 World Cup 2026 match held in Colombo last Sunday. India scored 175 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs, while Pakistan were bowled out for 114 runs in 18 overs.
Claim
The 30-second video was shared on X with the caption, “Baloch people celebrate India’s victory.” The footage shows a group of men dressed in traditional attire dancing around a fire, while a large crowd gathers around and applauds.

Fact Check
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, key frames from the video were extracted and subjected to reverse image search. The search led to an Instagram post uploaded on January 26, 2026, by an account associated with Government College University Lahore. The caption described the performance as a Balochistan cultural dance held at the university’s amphitheatre.

Further research also uncovered another video of the same event, recorded from a different angle and uploaded on January 24, 2026, on Instagram. The caption again confirmed that the event took place at Government College University Lahore.

Conclusion
The evidence confirms that the viral video does not show Baloch people celebrating Pakistan’s defeat in the T20 World Cup. Instead, it depicts a cultural dance performance during a Lohri celebration at Government College University Lahore, and has been shared with a misleading claim.
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The concept of web accessibility (i.e., access to the internet) stems from the recognition of internet access as an inalienable right. In 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) General Assembly referred to the access to Internet as an essential human right. The Supreme Court of India also declared such internet access as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India. Various international instruments of which India is a signatory, such as the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) mandate access to information. The heavy reliance on the internet and websites necessitates making the web space inclusive, navigational and accessible to all individuals, including persons with disabilities.
Various laws mandate web accessibility:
- Right of Persons with Disability Act, 2016: The Right of Persons with Disability Act 2016 Is the primary document for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities to ensure their full participation. The Act provides several direct and indirect provisions (such as Section 2(y) “Reasonable Accommodation”, Section 40 on “Accessibility”, and Section 42 on “Access to Information and Communication Technology”) to ensure that technology products and services are accessible to a person with disabilities.
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules 2017: The 2017 rules under Rule 15 (2) task the respective Ministries and Departments to ensure compliance with accessibility standards.
- Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW): The GIGW provide a framework for websites to be designed in accordance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 standards. The GIGW enables websites to obtain certification by the Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate, after audit.
Various other policies include;
- National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility, 2013: The National Policy ("Policy") on Electronic Accessibility recognizes the need to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disabilities and to facilitate equal access to Electronics & ICTs. The National Policy also recognizes the diversity of differently-abled persons and provides for their specific needs. The Policy covers accessibility requirements in the area of Electronics & ICT by different stakeholders. It recognizes the need to ensure that accessibility standards, guidelines and universal design concepts are adopted and adhered to.
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): The WCAG defines how to make web content more accessible to persons with disabilities. While adhering to these guidelines is optional, various versions of the WCAG have been issued. It operates on four principles; perceivable, operable, understandable and robust. It provides a path to ensuring compliance and demonstrating reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
However, despite the laws, web accessibility remains a challenge. A vast majority of Indian websites, especially e-commerce entities and several government websites remain inaccessible to persons with disabilities and most often do not conform with international accessibility standards. A report by the Centre of Internet and Society states that out of the 7800 websites of the Government of India, 5815 had accessibility barriers and 1985 websites failed to open. The report also notes that more than half of the websites had no navigation markup and only 52 websites had the option to change colours. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITy), during the 258th Session of the Rajya Sabha on 9 December 2022 noted that 95 websites of the Central Government have been made accessible to persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, only 45 websites of the Central Government have been certified as compliant under the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW). As of that date, certification of the remaining governmental websites remains incomplete due to the pandemic. Meity also stated that the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in 2017 sanctioned a project to be implemented by ERNET India for making 917 websites of State and Union territories. Under the project, a total of 647 websites have been made accessible as of that date.
Conclusion
While India has established a robust legal framework and policies emphasizing the importance of web accessibility as a fundamental right, the existing gap between legislation and effective implementation poses a significant challenge. The reported accessibility barriers on numerous government and e-commerce websites indicate a pressing need for heightened efforts in enforcing and enhancing accessibility standards.
In addressing these challenges, continued collaboration between government agencies, private entities and advocacy groups can play a crucial role. Ongoing monitoring, regular audits and public awareness campaigns may contribute to improving accessibility for persons with disabilities to ensure an inclusive environment and compliance with fundamental laws.
References:
- https://www.legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-2967-right-to-internet-and-fundamental-rights.html
- https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/15939/1/the_rights_of_persons_with_disabilities_act%2C_2016.pdf
- https://www.meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/National%20Policy%20on%20Universal%20Electronics%281%29_0.pdf
- https://www.meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/National%20Policy%20on%20Universal%20Electronics%281%29_0.pdf
- https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#:~:text=Web%20Content%20Accessibility%20Guidelines%20(WCAG)%202.1%20defines%20how%20to%20make,%2C%20learning%2C%20and%20neurological%20disabilities.
- https://www.boia.org/blog/india-digital-accessibility-laws-an-overview
- https://cis-india.org/accessibility/accessibility-of-govt-websites.pdf/view
- https://sansad.in/rs/questions/questions-and-answers

Introduction
One of the biggest gaming populations in the world today is found in India. Every day, hundreds of millions of young Indians engage with streaming services, immersive digital content, mobile games and e-sports ecosystems. Yet, despite this massive scale of participation, India remains largely absent from the global conversation on original gaming intellectual property. Although the nation produces very few globally significant gaming worlds of its own, it consumes games on an astonishing scale. This paradox highlights a more serious structural issue with the gaming discourse in India. Our national conversation around gaming often begins and ends with regulation i.e., online betting, taxation, fantasy gaming legality, addiction and compliance. Although these worries are valid they have inadvertently obscured a much more crucial query: is India creating a gaming industry or is it just regulating a gaming market? Various subject-matter experts have expressed their views on this issue, like Shailendra Vikram Singh Former Deputy Secretary (Cyber & Information Security), Ministry of Home Affairs who is of the opinion,
“I believe India’s gaming story presents a unique paradox. While we are one of the world’s largest gaming markets, we have yet to fully realize gaming’s potential as a strategic pillar of the AVGC vision. Much of the conversation remains focused on regulation and consumption, whereas the larger opportunity lies in creation, innovation, and global competitiveness.
In my view, gaming should be recognized as a strategic creative and digital industry. It has the potential to generate high-value employment, foster indigenous intellectual property, and strengthen capabilities in design, storytelling, animation, immersive technologies, and emerging digital skills. Beyond its economic value, gaming can also serve as a powerful platform for education, skilling, and public engagement.
I also see gaming as an important medium for bringing India’s rich cultural heritage, historical narratives, and diverse traditions to global audiences through interactive storytelling. As digital experiences increasingly shape how younger generations learn, engage, and understand the world, culturally rooted content can become a source of both creative expression and national soft power.
At the same time, sustainable growth must be built on trust. Strong safeguards for cybersecurity, child protection, user safety, responsible gaming, and data governance are essential to creating a resilient and trusted ecosystem.
To realize the full promise of the AVGC vision, I believe India must aspire to be more than a large gaming market. A nation of gamers must ultimately become a nation of game creators.”
The Misplaced Focus of Regulating Bodies
A country with one of the world’s oldest storytelling civilizations should not remain from the world’s most influential storytelling medium. Examining how other nations viewed gaming as a strategic cultural enterprise highlights the disparity even further. Japan turned gaming into a tool of soft power by exporting global icons like Mario, Pokémon and Zelda. Along with K-pop and digital culture, South Korea incorporated gaming into its larger cultural export sector. With businesses like Tencent and games like Genshin Impact and Black Myth: Wukong, China is now aggressively marketing gaming as a geopolitical and technological impact ecosystem.
Through The Witcher, Poland even showed how local folklore based storytelling may achieve cultural relevance on a worldwide scale. In contrast, India contributes very little to the global gaming imagination despite having one of the strongest civilisational storytelling traditions in human history, including the Mahabharata, Ramayana, Buddhist Narratives, tribal folklore, Indic mythology and regional legends.
Artificial Intelligence and Lore of Lost Opportunities
The arrival of artificial intelligence now changes this equation dramatically. AI is lowering the barriers to creativity in ways previously unimaginable. For character design, procedural storytelling, localisation, environment creation, NPC interactions, voice synthesis and animation pipelines, independent producers and small studios can now use generative AI. Agile creative ecosystems are increasingly able to accomplish what formerly required enormous infrastructure and production teams. This offers India a once-in-a-lifetime chance to overcome conventional developmental barriers in the gaming sector. India may become a global center for AI-assisted storytelling, culturally grounded gaming storylines and scalable independent game production instead of competing just through capital-intensive AAA ecosystems.
The AVGC Promotion Task Force for India’s Digital future explicitly highlighted the significance of intellectual property development, academic integration, skilling and incubation systems. However, India still views gaming more as a compliance industry than as a significant creative economy. Economists use revenue forecasts to discuss gaming. Taxation frameworks are used by policymakers to discuss it. However, narrative ownership, digital culture, creative sovereignty and gaming as a long-term civilisational export are not sufficiently discussed.
Playing Everyone Else’s Game
The actual danger does not lie in the fact India won’t grow into a sizable gaming industry. The change has already taken place. The bigger risk is that, in a global market that is becoming more and more controlled by foreign narratives, foreign engines and foreign platforms, India may permanently remain a consumer ecosystem. Processors and graphic engines won’t be the only factors influencing gaming in the future, cultures that can emotionally engage worlds will also play a significant role. India possesses the depth of civilisation, creative heritage, technical prowess and population size necessary to develop into such a creator economy. It does not, however, have a consistent institutional focus on supporting studios, storytellers, animators and original intellectual property ecosystems.
References
- AVGC Promotion Task Force Report, Government of India
- KPMG India Media & Entertainment Reports
- EY-FICCI Media & Entertainment Industry Reports
- Newzoo Global Games Market Reports
- Lumikai “State of India Gaming” Reports
- UNESCO Reports on Cultural & Creative Industries
- World Economic Forum reports on AI and Creative Economies

Introduction
Imagine a scenario where a call is received by a senior citizen. The phone rings, he picks up. On the other side of the line is a polite and seemingly genuine bank official who informs him that his bank account has somehow been jeopardised and that he should quickly move his money to a safer escrow account right away. Or another situation where a police officer ends up threatening a senior citizen over a video call and places him under a digital arrest, pressuring him to pay up money in order to be set free.
This is not the storyline of a heist movie. This is the frightening new digital reality of millions of elderly people living all over the world.
Cybercrime against senior citizens has surged dramatically over the last few years. The year 2023 witnessed people (aged 60 and above), who submitted more than 101,000 complaints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) in the United States. The total losses reached approximately 3.4 billion dollars, which reflected an increase of 11% in comparison to the previous year. Tech-support scams, investment frauds, government impersonation schemes, etc., have been some of the most recent and significant risks to the financial security of senior citizens.
This sharp increase in cyber fraud that has been targeting the seniors has shocked everyone, from the authorities to families. From phishing emails to fake customer care numbers to various digital payment scams, cyber criminals have deliberately been exploiting the senior population. They have repeatedly displayed the ability to wipe out a senior’s entire lifetime of savings in just a matter of minutes. The rise in cyber scams has been so alarming that even the Supreme Court of India expressed a deep concern over an estimated 3,000 crore rupees that was lost due to digital arrest scams.
Behind these statistics, there have been several individual cases that have revealed the true reality and the personal impact of such scams. The scale of this threat was clearly illustrated when, reportedly, an 86-year-old woman from Mumbai lost 20 crore rupees in a well-planned digital arrest scam in a timeline of 3-4 months between December 2024 and March 2025. In other real-life instances, in December 2025, multiple senior citizens from Hyderabad and Delhi were manipulated into transferring tens of lakhs under the false implication of undergoing a legal action.
This blog aims to focus specifically on the ways and means of:
- How cybercriminals operate against senior citizens,
- The most typical online scams that target seniors and
- How to quickly identify them.
Revealing the Insides of the Scammer’s Playbook: How They Operate, Trick and Steal
- Picking out the prey: Fraudsters use classified information from various leaked online databases, social media profiles, online images, phone directories and in some instances, even obituaries, to build comprehensive lists of potential and vulnerable senior citizen targets. It may be shocking to know that these scammers could already be aware of your age, bank, city and the details of your family members.
- Masquerading and trust theatrics: Scammers pose as authoritative figures such as bank officers, RBI (Reserve Bank of India) or tax officials, telecom staff, Microsoft or Apple tech support, CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation), ED (Enforcement Directorate) and even judges. They further support this spectacle by creating professional emails, logos, illegal websites and forged notices. Caller IDs can be spoofed and can even appear in the name of a trusted bank or a government helpline. In digital arrest scams, scammers may build a fake courtroom or police station to showcase their authority and authenticity over video calls.
- Tugging at emotions and pulling the strings of fear: Cyber fraudsters rarely rely on logic as the basis. Instead, they attack emotions. They may make statements such as: ‘your account is being used for money laundering, you may be arrested today’, thus creating feelings of fear and panic in the mind of the targeted individual. ‘You’ve won a lottery!’, another example that appeals to the emotions of greed and excitement, or ‘Grandma, I’ve been in an accident; please send money and don’t tell anyone’, a classic example that preys on the emotions of love, urgency and concern.
There are more such illustrations: ‘Once in a lifetime investment opportunity’, ‘verify your details in the next 10 minutes or else your account will be frozen, ‘your computer has been hacked; only our technical team can fix it’, and the list goes on.
- The final grab: Cash, Credentials and Control: After all that pretending and emotional manipulation, cyber criminals make their last and final move that essentially closes the deal. They may ask for OTPs (one-time passwords), internet banking credentials, or remote access via screen sharing mode. In other cases, they may pressurise their victims into making direct UPI (Unified Payments Interface) transfers, RTGS (Real-time Gross Settlement) / NEFT (National Electronic Funds Transfer) transfers and payment in the form of gift cards, vouchers or cryptocurrency. This marks the extraction phase. This is the moment where access and control is attained by the fraudster. After this, financial accounts, sensitive information, data, etc., can all be quickly drained, beyond any chance of recovery.
Unveiling the Cyber Scam Spectrum
Below are some of the most commonly deployed online scams that are targeted towards the senior citizens of the present day.
- Imposters in Power: Impersonation scams, on a global level, have proved to be one of the fastest-growing and costliest frauds that occur against seniors. The scammers feign and impersonate officials from banks, income tax departments or even big companies such as Amazon. They would generally warn you about a failed KYC (Know Your Customer) update, your account being blocked or a legal violation. The victim is basically caught off-guard and is forced to share crucial details such as login credentials and OTPs.
- The Digital Arrest Scam: From Call to Con: Lately, digital arrest has become one of the most terrifying scams that senior citizens have had to face. Seniors receive a voice call or a video call from someone who claims to be a police officer or a CBI/ED officer. Then, in a strict and authoritative tone, they make false claims about how the elderly’s Aadhaar, PAN (Permanent Account Number) or phone details have come under scrutiny for being linked to serious crimes such as drug trafficking, money laundering and terrorism. They threaten the elderly that they could be put under immediate arrest, their property could be seized, or they could be publicly humiliated. Once they have established fear, they then go on to show fake documents or court orders to corroborate their assertions.
Thereafter, the senior citizen is informed that he or she has been placed under a digital house arrest. They force the victim to stay on the video call, sometimes for hours and days, ask them to follow certain instructions and repeatedly warn them not to communicate with anyone else. Scammers further exploit the fear of being jailed or the fear of legal action, and gradually extract huge sums of money from the victim. In some cases, this scam can unfold and continue over an extended timeline spanning several months.
- Tech Support Hoax: When Help turns Hostile: As per the FBI and other multiple security analyses, tech support scams are the most commonly reported senior citizen-related frauds in the US.
A pop-up may appear on the elderly’s screen stating that: ‘your computer is infected, call this number now’. Or they might receive a call from a person posing as a tech support person from either Microsoft, Apple, a bank’s IT team or as an internet service provider. He then goes on to guide the elderly to install certain remote access software or to grant screen control access to fix the issue. Once they gain access, they pretend to find some serious infection in the user’s system or they talk about how the speed of the internet is slow and that it needs to be fixed. As a result, they quietly steal passwords, introduce malware into perfectly healthy systems, lock user access and demand ransom in return.
- Payment App Scams: Phishing, Deadly Links and OTP Snares: Phishing as a cyber scam tactic sits at the heart of many payment app scams that target senior citizens. It may begin with a harmless SMS, an email or a WhatsApp alert. These correspondences may look like they have been received from a trusted bank or a familiar online payment platform.
The messages are engineered in a way that aim at grabbing attention and trigger a feeling of panic and pressure. They push the elderly users who spring into action without any caution or thought. The victim may be urged to click a link, coupled with warnings of a blocked account, a failed transaction, a failed delivery or a KYC update. The message may also ask the user to ‘verify’ certain account details. They send urgent payment links that put pressure on the senior citizen to act immediately and transfer the said amount of money.
There are also instances where an SMS or WhatsApp link may claim to offer some kind of discount or reward only if the user enters his or her card details, UPI pin or OTP. This is an extremely dangerous scenario. If these details are given away, scammers acquire access to the user’s bank account.
- Family in Crisis: Staging Fake Emergencies: These cyber-enabled scams, also known as ‘grandparent scams’, specifically target senior citizens by impersonating their kin and creating a fake impression of them being in some kind of trouble. With the help of methods such as AI (Artificial Intelligence) voice cloning, fraudsters mimic the voice of a grandchild or a family member (which they originally obtain from social media posts or videos), making their deception tactics extremely believable. The caller may claim to be in an accident or could say they have been arrested or are stranded somewhere. They may plead with the senior citizen to make an immediate payment.
In order to avoid cross verification of their fraudulent claims, they may insist on maintaining secrecy and brainwash their victim to not inform other family members of their made-up dilemma.
- Fraudulent Friendships and Hijacked Hearts: For many senior citizens who live alone and in the absence of family and support systems, isolation becomes a vulnerability that is very hard to overcome. Fraudsters, who closely monitor such individuals, wait to seize any opportunity to use this weakness as a gateway to carry out their deceptive schemes.
‘Companionship scams’ and ‘romance scams’ are slowly turning into a serious problem among older adults. Cyber criminals befriend or connect with older adults on social networking, matrimonial and dating apps under false pretences. As time goes by, sometimes over weeks or months, these scammers work on building emotional intimacy and trust. Once this is accomplished, they then start making requests for money. These requests can be for (fake) medical emergencies, visas, travel tickets or business deals. Sadly, victims, who are already deeply invested emotionally, end up making these money transfers, sometimes losing their lifetime savings in the process.
In some cases, when things go too far, intimate photos or private conversations are later used by cyber fraudsters for sextortion. They threaten to leak these personal materials unless the victim pays money, further adding elements of fear and pressure to an already manipulative situation.
- Fraud in the name of Health and Benefits: For most senior citizens, their daily life depends on access to basic healthcare, uninterrupted pensions and government benefits. These systems are put in place to provide not just for the seniors’ financial stability, but also to ensure their peace of mind.
Conversely, fraudsters exploit this dependability. Fake medical offers, insurance plans, benefit claims and pension enhancement schemes, etc., are some of the methods that are being used to defraud the seniors. Scammers offer free medical equipment or health checkups in exchange for personal information related to banking and finances.
Another dangerous facet of these scams is ‘counterfeit medications’. These are sold under false claims and big promises and are advertised in a manner that tempts seniors to go for it. These fake medicines not only lead to loss of money but also gravely impact the elderly’s health.
Spot the Scam: Tips to Identify Early Warning Signs before the Scam Unfolds
Cyber criminals are clever, creative and notorious, but their tricks come with familiar warning signs. Timely recognition of these signs can save senior citizens from falling into the scammer’s trap. Some of the most common and apparent warning signs are discussed below:
- Don’t think fast, think twice! The urgency ploy: Cyber criminals thrive on creating a situation of panic and urgency. In instances where a senior citizen feels that he or she is being pushed towards rushed choices, it is better to take a step back to pause and think. Any unreasonable demand to act ‘immediately’ or within minutes, especially when it involves a transfer of money or confidential information, is very likely to be a scam. Not giving in to this hasty push can save the individual from getting tangled in the scammer’s web of lies.
- Scammer’s best friend: Secrecy and silence: First comes the urgency, and then comes the demand to stay silent. Scammers strategically cite and invent so-called ‘security reasons’ and instruct their elderly victims not to inform their bank, friends or family of their situation. This secrecy prevents verification and keeps the victim trapped. Recognising this forced isolation can stop a cybercrime before it escalates and gets out of hand.
- Red flag! When the deal sounds unreal: Scammers lure elderly victims with extraordinary offers and deals. Lottery wins, miracle investment returns, massive discounts or exclusive time-bound rewards are a few examples. These larger-than-life promises are designed in a manner that clouds an elderly person’s sound judgment. Therefore, if an offer feels too good to be true and unlike anything anyone’s ever heard before, then that’s the time to pause and take a step back. In almost all such cases, these unbelievable deals are simply a bait for a looming scam.
- Beware! They want your access codes: Senior citizens need to exercise extra caution when it comes to handing out their personal access codes. No legitimate bank, government office or reputable company will directly ask for OTPs, PINs or full passwords over calls or messaging apps. If someone asks for such details, it is an indication that a fraud may be imminent.
- Don’t pay just yet! Dubious payment gambits: If demands for payments are made in the form of gift cards, cryptocurrency or wire transfers to personal or unknown accounts, it is most definitely a scam. Scammers use these unconventional payment methods to avoid traceability. This strategy allows them to easily disappear with the victim’s funds, which in turn makes recovery of the stolen money nearly impossible.
- Threats and intimidation over a phone call: Hang up! It’s a scam: It is important to understand that legitimate police and court proceedings do not take place over calls or messaging apps. Genuine officials will never demand or negotiate fines, legal payments or bail online. If someone uses the intimidation ploy on a senior citizen and threatens him with legal trouble or police action unless some money is paid, then that’s a clear warning sign of a cyber scam.
Empowered, not Exploited: When Knowledge Becomes the Best Defence
Cyber scams targeting senior citizens are a deliberate and very well-orchestrated industry that thrives on uncertainty, ignorance and fear. The call of the moment is for the elderly and their families to turn awareness into armour. Knowledge about how scammers operate, how they steal, and the techniques they employ can prepare and empower our seniors to protect themselves in such critical situations. The early warning signs mentioned above are more than just mere cautions. They should be taken as ‘cues’ to ‘pause, reflect and re-check’. Being wary of unsolicited communication, safeguarding financial information, double-checking hurried correspondences, etc., can nip a scam in the bud before it plays out. Most importantly, digital safety for the senior citizens is a unified and collaborative responsibility that every responsible individual of the society needs to undertake.
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