Surat: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today refuted the news report linking a Surat drug case accused to the organization.

On Sunday, Surat Police arrested three individuals for bringing drugs from Rajasthan and selling them under the guise of ice cream lorries. One of the accused was Vikas Ahir. A news portal, Siasat, run by Zahid Ali Khan & Amer Ali Khan, published a news story titled “RSS Activist and Gujarat Head of Hindu Vahini Arrested in Drug Racket,” written by Sayima Ahmad.

Refuting the news story, RSS Gujarat Prant Prachar Pramukh Vijay Thaker wrote on Twitter, “The news posted by the news portal http://siasat.com is completely contrary to the truth. No effort was made to verify the news before publishing it, and no facts were given. Vikas Ahir has no direct or indirect connection with RSS, has no responsibility in the Sangh, and has no connection with the Sangh’s branch.”

न्युज पोर्टल https://t.co/iIzbeEKGdQ ने यह जो न्युज बनाइ है, यह सत्य से बिल्कुल विपरीत है । न्युज प्रकाशित करने से पहले उसकी जांच करने का कोई प्रयास नहीं किया गया, और ना हीं कोइ तथ्य दिए गए हैं । विकास आहिर का @RSS से कोइ प्रत्यक्ष या अप्रत्यक्ष संबंध नहीं है, संघ में कोई दायित्व… pic.twitter.com/yAbpAYx1kp

— विजय ठाकर (@VIJAYTHAKERJI) July 24, 2024

Vishwa Samvad Kendra, the media wing of RSS, also refuted the news copy. DeshGujarat

ન્યૂઝ પોર્ટલ https://t.co/vOjiyC2api દ્વારા પ્રકાશિત આ સમાચાર તદ્દન અસત્ય છે. સમાચાર પ્રકાશિત કરતા પહેલા તેની તપાસ કરવાનો કોઈ પ્રયાસ પણ કરવામાં આવ્યો નથી.
વિકાસ આહીરનો@RSS સાથે કોઈ પ્રત્યક્ષ કે પરોક્ષ સંબંધ નથી, સંઘમાં કોઈ જવાબદારી નથી અને સંઘની શાખા સાથે પણ કોઈ સંબંધ નથી. pic.twitter.com/FavT59SXZo

— Vishwa Samvad Kendra (@vskgujarat) July 24, 2024