Fact Check: Lathicharge done on Shankaracharya in Mahakumbh? Learn the truth of viral video

New Delhi: Preparations for the royal bath to be held on February 12 in Mahakumbh on the occasion of Maghi Purnima in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh have started. A large number of devotees are reaching Prayagraj and traffic advisory has been issued by the administration to avoid any disorder. Along with this, the Chief Minister of the state Yogi Adityanath has instructed that those who spread rumors on social media should be tightened with strictness. This instruction is important because rumors are being spread continuously about Mahakumbh. A video is being shared on social media amidst the preparations for Maghi Purnima. In this video, the UP police is seen lathicharas on Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati. It is being claimed that Shankaracharya has been lathi -charged between Mahakumbh. In the investigation of the alert team, it was found that this claim is false and the viral video is about 9 years old.

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What is claim on social media?

Sharing this video on X (Twitter), it is written with a handle named Harish Goyal, ‘Promotion of Sanatan in Amritakal, Latth’s Prahar (lathicharge) on Shankaracharya. Where are the bloodshed in the name of Hindu defense. See post-

Similar claims with this viral video have also been made from Babulal Namdev Bagul, Chandan Yadav, Dalbir Singh Randhawa, Suman Meena, Vishal Doshi and X handle named Archana Singh. See some tweets-

What is the truth of the video?

To know the truth of this video being shared on social media, the vigilant team searched it on Google with the relevant keywords. In the investigation, we found some links of September 2015 news, according to which the incident is 9 years old. At that time, during the tenure of Samajwadi Party chief and former CM Akhilesh Yadav, this incident of lathi -charge occurred during a dispute over Ganesh statue immersion in Varanasi.

Found in search result 24 September 2015 Indian Express news According to, the administration in Varanasi had allowed people to immerse the Ganesh statue in Lakshmi Kund. However, the protesters under the leadership of Swami Avimukteshwarananda, a disciple of Dwarka Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand and the protesters, were adamant on immersing the idol in the Ganges, disregarding the Allahabad High Court order.

These protesters were staging a sit -in at Godoulia intersection near Dashashwamedh Ghat. After 30 hours of deadlock, the police lathi -charged and removed the protesters. In this action, lathis were admitted to protesters including some saints. Around 30 people were injured, while 25 people were arrested on charges of violations, riot and stone pelting of Section 144.

Apart from this, this news of lathicharge on Swami Avimukteshwaranand presswire18 Times, Amar Ujala And India Today But also got it. In such a situation, it is clear that this incident of lathicharge on Swami Avimukteshwaranand took place in the year 2015.

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conclusion

By sharing a video on social media, it is being claimed that Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati has been lathi -charged in Mahakumbh. The investigation of the vigilant team found that this incident of lathicharge is about 9 years old. At that time, this lathicharge was done in the dispute arising on Ganesh idol immersion.