Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

Fact Check: Man gave location of BJP leader Nupur Sharma on video call? What is the truth of this claim?

New Delhi: With the announcement of Delhi Assembly election dates, political heat has started increasing in the country’s capital. Candidates are being announced by Aam Aadmi Party, BJP and Congress and meanwhile one name is continuously in the headlines. This is the name of BJP leader Nupur Sharma. There are speculations that Nupur Sharma may also get BJP ticket for Delhi Assembly elections this time. Along with this speculation, a news is being shared about Nupur Sharma. A video of Nupur Sharma is being posted on social media and it is being claimed that she was going from Bhopal to Delhi and during this time a person made a video call. By sharing the location. After this Nupur Sharma asked one of her security personnel to investigate the person. However, when the Vigilant team investigated this claim, it was found to be true.

What is the claim on social media?

In the video that is being shared of Nupur Sharma, she is leaving a premises with her security personnel. Posting this video on X (Twitter) ‘MP Elections 2028’ It is written from the handle of the name, ‘BJP leader Nupur Sharma was going from Vande Bharat to Delhi in Bhopal, six security personnel were surrounded. Someone was making a video call at the station and telling his/her location, then Nupur Sharma immediately ran to the policeman engaged in security and asked him/her to check whether he/she was leaking her location. It is a very scary life, where life is in danger every moment. (file video)’

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Similar claim while posting the video ‘Miss Bhoomi’ Also done with the handle of name. See his/her post-

What is the truth of this claim?

To investigate this claim, the Sajag team first searched Nupur Sharma’s video through reverse image. Investigation revealed that this video is from May 25, during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, when Nupur Sharma cast her vote in Delhi. In the video she is also showing the ink mark on her finger. The handles through which this video was shared have also written ‘file video’ at the end of the post. It is clear that no misconception has been spread regarding the video. Watch that video-


Now, when we searched the social media to investigate the news accompanying the video, we found this post on the handle of ‘Pankaj Chaturvedi’ on X (Twitter) itself. Pankaj Chaturvedi is a senior journalist and he/she was the first to share this information related to Nupur Sharma on his/her X handle on January 10.

Pankaj Chaturvedi has written, ‘I am sitting in Vande Bharat going to Bhopal. The train was already 20 minutes late from the scheduled time. Unfortunately, Nupur Sharma is on the next seat. Six policemen are surrounded. Someone was making a video call on the platform and telling where he/she was standing. Nupur ji sent her security guards to ensure that no one was giving information about her. In fact, living in so much fear is also an act of courage. After all, why should we do such things that when someone else breathes, our own breathing becomes in danger? See his/her post-

conclusion

The claim being made on social media about BJP leader Nupur Sharma regarding Vande Bharat train was found to be true. This information was shared by senior journalist Pankaj Chaturvedi on his/her X handle and after this it was shared by some other handles.

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