Video of Hanumanthappa's rescue that went viral on social media is fake - Watch

New Delhi: Shortly after Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad was miraculously dug out alive from under 25 feet of snow at Siachen Glacier on Monday, an alleged video of the 'rescue' went viral on social media.

The video showed a group of people rescuing a person from the snow.

The video was widely circulated and shared on Facebook and WhatsApp.

However, the Indian Army has now clarified that the video clip being circulated on social media is not related to Lance Naik Hanumanthappa.

Clarified-Video clip circulating on Social Media platforms on rescue oprn in avalanche at #Siachen is old one & not related to recent one — ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) February 9, 2016

You can watch the viral video here.