Fact Check: Union Minister Anurag Thakur’s bike is worth Rs 47 lakh, not ₹70 lakh

What is the claim?

It is claimed that the price of the bike is Rs 70 lakh and the person riding it is none other than Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur. The video post of X user Yasar Shah has been viewed more than 23 lakh times.

X user Sandeep Thakur says that Anurag Thakur The swag is of a different level.

Many other ex-users have also quoted the price of this bike as Rs 70 lakh.

What is the truth?

First of all we wanted to know whether this video is real or not. Investigation revealed that a bike rally was taken out as part of an awareness campaign against drugs, in which Union Minister Anurag Thakur also participated. Anurag Thakur himself gave this information through X-post. The video that the minister has shared along with his/her message also has a small part of the bike ride.

Our investigation revealed that Anurag Thakur has earlier also participated in various campaigns for a drug-free India. he/she Hamirpur, una, Ghumarwin In 2016, ‘Drug free, safety based’ campaign was launched through bike rally.

When we tried to find out whether this bike is really worth Rs 70 lakh, we came to know that no, its price is less. The bike that Anurag is driving is Harley Davidson Road Glide. The on-road price of Harley Davidson Road Glide in Delhi on BikeWale website is around Rs 47 lakh.

conclusion

In our investigation, the video of Anurag Thakur’s bike ride has been found to be genuine, but the price of the bike has been inflated. That is, the claim being made on social media is misleading.