An IAF aircraft installed on the AMU campus was featured on the OLX online website. (File)
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh):
An IAF plane installed on the campus of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was featured on the online OLX website on Monday with a sale price of over Rs 9 crore. However, university officials clarified that the post on the website was fake and an attempt to defamate the institution.
“The message on OLX about the sale of the planes installed on campus is false. The university has taken no action to auction it or sell it. We are investigating the matter. This is an attempt to defamate the campus. ‘university,’ said Mohd Wasim Ali, AMU manager.
The post on OLX about the sale of airplanes installed on campus is false. The university took no action to auction or sell it. We are looking into the matter. It’s an attempt to defamate the university: Mohd Wasim Ali, head of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) (03.08.2020) pic.twitter.com/ht5OR1O50h
– ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) Aug 3, 2020
The aircraft installed at the university in 2009 as a symbol of the Indian Air Force (IAF) went on sale on OLX for Rs 999.99 999 on August 3.
However, as soon as the information started to spread on social media, the post was removed from the website.
