Fact Check: Hindus protesting at Khwaja Garib Nawaz Dargah surrounded by fire? What is the truth of this claim?

New Delhi: These days, false news is spreading very fast on social media. There are a large number of such accounts on social media, which spread false and misleading news with careful planning. These news are posted with pictures and videos in such a way that it becomes very difficult for common people to recognize their reality. One such video has been posted on X (Twitter), which is said to be of protest by Hindus at the Dargah of Khwaja Garib Nawaz. In the investigation of the alert team, this claim was found to be false.

What is the claim with the video?

This video has been posted on Twitter with the handle Malik Ehtisham. In the video, a large number of people are carrying torches and suddenly a fire breaks out there. The flames spread rapidly everywhere and people start running here and there. At first glance, it is difficult to judge whether the video and the caption written along with it are right or wrong.

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The caption in Urdu language accompanying the video from this handle reads, ‘Hindus protested at Khwaja Garib Nawaz Dargah. They say that there is a temple buried around the Dargah of Khwaja Saheb. These people had come secretly to protest. After this a fire broke out there and Hindus got caught in it. Watch the video-

Know the whole truth of the video

To know the truth of this video and the information written along with it, the Vigilant team first searched the screen shot of the video with the help of Google Lens. On searching we found a news from Times of India related to this video. According to this news, this video is not of Khwaja Garib Nawaz Dargah, but of an accident that happened during a torch procession in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. Click here to read the full news,

It has been reported that an accident occurred during a torch procession on 28 November 2024 in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. This procession was taken out at the clock tower during a tribute program. About 30 people have been injured in this accident. This accident happened when the people participating in the procession were placing their torches on the ground. During this the torches collided with each other and caught fire.

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Additionally, upon further searching, we also found Khandwa Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Rai’s statement on this matter. Manoj Rai told that a tribute program was organized on 28 November. Permission was also taken to take out the torch procession. During the conclusion of the program at the clock tower, the torches held while being put down collided with the lamp and caught fire.

According to Manoj Rai, women, children and many men were injured in this accident. Most of the people suffered burn injuries on their hands, face and legs. About 30 injured were taken to the district hospital. Of these, 18 people were discharged the same night after treatment, while 12 people were kept admitted for further treatment. Listen to the statement of Khandwa SP Manoj Rai-

conclusion

The video from Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh is being viral on social media with false claims. In the investigation of the Vigilant team, it was found that this video is not of the protest by Hindus at Khwaja Garib Nawaz Dargah, but of the torch procession taken out during a tribute program in Khandwa.