VIRAL SACH: Know if the picture of national-level shooter selling noodles on roadside for survival is true or not

New Delhi: This is the picture which has raised many eyebrows on social media these days.  The picture features national-level shooter Pushpa Gupta. The photo which is going viral has two parts, in the first part Pushpa is seen selling noodles and in the second part she is among glittering medals. The picture was sent by Vipin Yadav to us. To know the truth of the viral photo, ABP News reached Gujarat’s Vadodara. We saw a roadside Chinese eatery named ‘Gupta Ji’ where the national level shooter was making noodles. 21-year-old Pushpa has won gold and silver medals in Gujarat state championship. She is a student of B.Com final year but lack of funds have forced her to leave the ‘expensive’ sport and sell noodles from a cart in order to earn a living and support her family as well. She has hung her shiny medals on the food stall which shows, if given chance in future she could get many more for India. But Pushpa discontinued her practice as the rifles which is needed for shooting are very expensive and her family could not afford it. In year 2013, she had joined the NCC and took training in shooting. In the same year Pushpa represented Gujarat and won a Gold and a silver medal. Pushpa’s father was working in a private company of Ludhina, but lost his job and came to Vadodara. Then he started working in a private firm in Vadodara. But it became difficult for him to support his family financially. Pushpa is still living her dream and with this small business she is also saving money to buy a rifle. In ABP news investigation this viral picture turned out to be true.