Fact Check: Is the viral video of rickshaw overturning carrying 5 policemen from Uttar Pradesh?

A video has been shared in social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter that claims it shows police officers travelling in rickshaw that got overturned in Uttar Pradesh after severe floods.

That video got shared and liked by thousands of users, which reads, “उत्तर प्रदेश में @myogiadityanath के ‘विकास’ की सड़क पर स्टंट करती यूपी पुलिस!”

Fact Check

After doing a reverse search analysis by our team, we found out this post to be misleading. This post is not from Uttar Pradesh but is from Rajasthan. UP police also tweeted about this fake and misleading news on their twitter page.

UP police also mentioned in their tweet that please don’t spread rumours by posting misleading news without verification.

Dainik Bhaskar also posted an article on the same referring this video to be from Dausa district in Rajasthan where the road was flooded after rain and a rickshaw got stuck and overturned carrying 5 police officers.

Therefore, it proves that this viral video is fake and misleading and is used to spread misinformation in the society.

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