An image which claimed to identify one of the Paris attackers wearing a suicide bomb vest grabbed the attention of social media users on Saturday afternoon.

The image of the Sikh man doing the rounds of social media is actually a photoshopped one.

Veerender Jubbal is not a terrorist and has no role in the recent tragic attack in Paris. Resident of Canada, Jubbal, is actually an active participant of the GamerGate controversy that revolves around the promotion of sexism in video games.

People are editing, and photoshopping my selfies as if I am one of the people causing the issues/problems in Paris. Veerender Jubbal (@Veeren_Jubbal) November 14, 2015

According to the viral post that claimed, "one Islamic State attacker in the Paris Attack was a Sikh convert to Islam", Jubbal was accused for the despicable crime that shook the world on November 13, 2015.

You can all check the last retweets. Let us start with basics. Never been to Paris. Am a Sikh dude with a turban. Lives in Canada. Veerender Jubbal (@Veeren_Jubbal) November 14, 2015

The image was first shared by a Twitter handle @abualut8 with a caption "BREAKING, one Islamic State attacker in #ParisAttacks was a Sikh convert to Islam. The tweet was deleted after the users questioned its authenticity.

The photoshopped image show the Sikh man wearing a suicide bomb vest and holding a Quran. The clarification came when Jubbal posted the original image on Twitter.





Source: Twitter/@Veeren_Jubbal Source: Twitter/@Veeren_Jubbal

He defended himself by telling the world that he has never been to Paris and is a resident of Canada. He also attributed the faked image to supporters of GamerGate.