Fact Check: Not in the Kumbh Mela, the two sadhus had clashed a few months ago in Kedarnath, video goes viral with misleading claim.

New Delhi: Maha Kumbh Mela is going to start in a few days in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Crores of devotees will come to take bath in this holy fair which lasts for a month. Before the start of Kumbh Mela, a video of two sadhus fighting is going viral on social media. While sharing this, users are claiming that this video is from Kumbh Mela. Let us know the truth of this viral video

What are the claims of the users?

While sharing the video of the fight between two sadhus on social media, an ex-user named @B_L__VERMA wrote – Two sadhus fought with each other over drinking ganja, Kumbh Mela!

Whereas an ex-user named @MauryaNishit wrote – This is the aggression, look at the condition.

What was found in the investigation?

After the video went viral, when Sajjag’s team started investigating the video, it turned out that the video was not of Kumbh Mela. In fact, when Sajjag’s team searched the keyword fight of two sadhus on YouTube, many videos were found there.

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After that Sajjag’s team found a video report on a YouTube channel named Dhinchak Khabare. In which it was told that this video is of Kedarnath.

After that Sajjag’s team started searching for the photo of Kedarnath. After some time an Instagram post was found. Which was from Kedarnath only. The building seen in the third picture of this post matches the viral video to a great extent.

See the similarity in both the photos

After that the alert team Facebook page of JK News7 But also found a video. In which it was told that the video is from Kedarnath.

conclusion: The claim of two sadhus clashing in the Kumbh Mela turned out to be misleading in Sajjag’s investigation. In Sajjak’s investigation, the viral video is old and is from Kedarnath. It is now being shared with misleading claims.