Fact Check: What is the truth of the video of police lathi charge being viral linking it to Sambhal violence?

New Delhi: Recently there was violence in Sambhal to protest against the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid. In which 5 people lost their lives. During this period, there was a lot of tension in the area. Meanwhile, a video is going viral on social media, in which some policemen are beating people with sticks. this video Uttar Pradesh It is being viral on social media by linking it to Sambhal violence.

However, this claim was found to be false in fact check. Viral video is not violence but CAA It is during the protest.

(Other archives with similar claims Here And Here Can be seen.)

Is this claim true?

No, this claim is false. This video going viral is from 2019, when there was a clash between the police and people protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Gorakhpur, UP.

what have we got?

We divided this video into several keyframes and did a reverse image search on Google. Us a news website on 20th December 2019 live hindustan Found a Youtube video of.

The report said that the police used tear gas and lathicharge to control the crowd at Nakhas Chowk in Gorakhpur during the anti-CAA protest.

The video used in the viral clip 0:57 seconds Can see from.

ETV India has also reported on the incident, stating that police had used force to disperse the protesters.

This incident took place after the worshipers protesting against CAA came out of the mosque after Friday prayers and gathered in Nakhas area.

We google maps We also checked the location and found a place that matched one of the shops seen in the viral video.

Quint had earlier also 2021 And 2022 Fact-checked this video when it was being shared as being from Jammu-Kashmir and Kanpur respectively.

What happened in Sambhal?
Five Muslim persons were killed in the firing in Sambhal, when people of the Muslim community had protested against the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid. The survey was ordered by a civil court in response to a petition stating that the mosque once housed a Harihar temple.

The FIR has identified more than 2,500 unidentified people, at least 500 of whom are minors, and accused them of serious crimes.

Sambhal MP Zia ur Rehman Burke from Samajwadi Party (SP) has been named in the complaint lodged at Ekta Chowki police station. The name of Sohail Iqbal, son of Sambhal MLA and SP leader Iqbal Mahmood, is also mentioned in the FIR. The Quint According to the report, both the leaders are accused of inciting violence.

conclusion: Quint Investigation found that an old video related to CAA protest is being shared with misleading claims linking it to the recent Sambhal violence.

(This story was originally published The QuintAnd republished by NBT as part of Shakti Collective.)