Fact Check: Players played football matches with an assault rifle in Manipur? What is the truth of this video

New Delhi: Manipur, which has been in the grip of violence for a long time, is waiting for peace to prevail. Efforts to restore peace in the state are still going on after the ongoing ethnic struggle since May 2023. On Thursday, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh took a dip in the Triveni Sangam at the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj and prayed for the peace of his/her kingdom. he/she was accompanied by some of his/her cabinet colleagues and MLAs. Meanwhile, some surprising videos have been revealed on social media, which are being told from Manipur. In the viral video on social media, players including some minor boys are seen playing football with assault rifles. Everyone is wearing a sports jersey and has automatic weapons in their hands. All these videos are being shared as Manipur. The alert team investigated these videos and discovered the truth.

What is the claim about the video?

Sharing two such videos on X (Twitter), Manoj Sharma has written with a handle named Lucknow, ‘Football match played with weapons, the video of this match in Manipur viral. Video going viral on social media. See this tweet-

Another X handle state mirror Hindi posted this video and wrote, ‘Manipur: Video of people playing football with weapons in hands is going viral.’ See post-

Similar claims have been made with this video by an X handle named update India. The post stated, “The video of the opening performance during a football match in Kangpokpi district of Manipur has been stirred up after the video went viral.” See post-

What is the truth of the video?

To know the truth of the video, we searched it through Google reverse image search. In the search result, we found links to the news of Times of India, NDTV, Hindustan Times and Live Mint News websites. According to these reports, this video is from Manipur and more than 300 people took part in the event.

Times of India news of 7 February 2025 According to, this video is from Nohjung Kipzen Memorial Playground in Manipur. In this, people wearing fluorescent jersey are seen openly playing football with automatic weapons. Cultural programs like traditional dances were also held in this event with the presence of more than 300 people. Some minor children were seen monitoring these programs holding the rifle.

It has been reported in the news that this video was uploaded on YouTube by a user named Romeo Hansong. The Metei Heritage Society also shared the video and expressed concern over the weapons performance. It was written in his/her caption, ‘The open performance of weapons during a football tournament in Manipur is extremely disturbing. Or is this cookie militant football tournament? We urge the authorities to investigate this open performance of assault rifles.

NDTV news of February 7 It has been told that the video of a football match from Kangpokpi district of Manipur has gone viral, in which players are seen with weapons like AK-47 and M-Series Rifle. This incident is from January 20. The video also features ‘Kukiland’ watermark and an event poster, which suggests that the match was held at Nohjung Kipzen Memorial Playground.

Hindustan Times And Live mint But we got the same information in the news received.

conclusion

A video has been shared on social media, in which players, including some minor boys, are playing football with automatic weapons in their hands. The video is being told from Manipur. In the investigation of the alert team, it was found that the video is from Manipur and has been worried about open performance of weapons.