Fact Check: Police showed barbarity on women in Punjab? You will be shocked to know the truth of viral video!

New Delhi: A video is viral on social media amidst the farmers’ movement. In the video, a policeman from Punjab is seen raising his/her hand on an elderly woman. Some other farmers and policemen are also seen in the video. Questions are being raised against Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Police by sharing the video on social media. Also, this video is being shown as a recent incident. The vigilant team investigated the video and found that the claim was misleading.

What is claim on social media?

Sharing the video on X (Twitter), Jitendra Pratap Singh wrote, ‘Where are you Kulwinder Kaur CRPF jawan … Your woman is being slapped by Punjab Police.’ Watch tweet-

Another X handle Arun Yadav wrote, ‘Kejriwal’s Punjab Police giving MSP to the female farmer, but the dictator is Modi ji, brother.’ See post-

A similar claim has been made from many X handles including Rishi Bagri, Kikki Singh, Sangeeta, Sanatani Hindu, Rashtriya Lok Dal and Gyan Prakash while posting a similar claim.

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What is the truth of the video?

To know the truth of this video that is going viral on social media, we searched its keframe with the help of Google lens. In the result, we found links to some news, from which investigation revealed that this video, which is going viral on social media, is about two years old. It is being shared misleading on social media.

Found in search News of Indian Express of 18 May 2023 There is a picture of this video going viral. It has been reported in the news that farmers in Gurdaspur district of Punjab were protesting against the acquisition of their land. Then a police officer slapped a woman. The farmers alleged that the police abused women and a farmer’s turban was removed. In this case, the accused policeman was sent to police lines and investigated against him/her.

The same information about the video to us on 18 May 2023 Zee News, Times Now, The tribune, First post And PTC News But also got it.

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conclusion

A video is being shared on social media by showing the recent protests of the farmers. This claim proved to be misleading in the investigation of the vigilant team. The video going viral is about two years old and is associated with the land acquisition case.