Former PM Prachanda Shot By Gang Members Of Chakre Milan? No, Viral Claim Is False

Claim
Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ shot by gang of Chakre Milan.
Fact
Image carried in the viral video shows the gang members of Chakre Milan gathered at a hotel in Kathmandu.

A video claiming that CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal was shot at by the gang members of gangster Milan Gurung alias ‘Chakre Milan’ is going viral on TikTok.

The video goes viral in the wake of reports of Gurung’s arrest along with his gang members for allegedly disrupting public order from Hotel Sambala in Kathmandu while he was celebrating his birthday.

TikTok user @samaykhadka7 posted a video carrying a viral image showing a group of youths gathered. Text superimposed on the video reads, “The gang members of Chakre Milan has shot at former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamala Dahal today.”  

The video posted on August 19 has garnered 1746 likes, 105 users have shared it and 105 people have commented until the last count.

The archived version of the TikTok video can be seen here.

Newschecker found the claim to be false.

Fact Check /Verification

To check the veracity of the claim, Newschecker searched for the news about the shooting at former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. However, the search didn’t yield any credible news in the major media outlets.

We then took a key frame from the viral video and ran a reverse search on Google. The results threw up several results matching the image carried in the viral video. On checking an article, dated August 1, 2025, posted on Onlinekhabr.com, we found that the image showed the gang members of Chakre Milan before their arrest from Sambala Hotel on July 28.

We came across another article, dated August 1, 2025, posted on Setopati online and found that the image carried in the article exactly resembled the frame from the viral video. The article reported about the arrest of Gurung and his gang members from Sambala Hotel in Kathmandu.

Newschecker found another article, dated August 8, 2025, posted on Kathmandu Post regarding the extension of custody of 19 people including gang leader Milan Gurung as police continue investigation into charges related to disrupting public order.

Further we checked the official website of Pushpa Kamal Dahal and his X handle. But we didn’t find anything related to the fire-arm attack on Prachanda.

Thus, our findings clearly showed that the viral claim is false.

Conclusion

No, former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has not been shot by gang members of Chakre Milan. The image carried in the viral video shows the attendees of a lavish birthday party of Gurung at a hotel in Kathmandu, thus the claim is false.

Result: False

Sources
Onlinekhabar , August 1, 2025
Setopati , August 1, 2025
Kathmandu Post , August 8, 2025
Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s website

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