A picture is getting viral on social media platforms. It can be seen that a Platform in Kanpur’s railway station turns into a tomb. Social media users are mocking Indian Railway Station on how did they build a platform on the tomb?
By sharing this picture a user captioned: “ Indian Railway is also limited, how did they build a platform on the tomb?”
Source: Twitter
Meanwhile, many other social media users are sharing a similar claim.
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Fact Check:
To know the reality of the viral claim the team of DFRAC did a reverse image search and found the image source. The team found the report on the official Youtube channel of News Nation which was uploaded on 8 Dec 2017. the heading states: “ Truth behind the viral video which suggests Kanpur’s railway station platform number turns into majar.”
Source: newsnation
The report further gives detailed information about the Kanpur railway platform tomb.
- The platform was in platform no 3 and states- “ Hazrat Sayyid Line Shah Baba Majar No. 3. Plate Form. Please pay special attention to cleanliness
- A vendor is selling the things used for the tomb.
On further searches, the team found that Dailymotion has also covered this report on different timelines.
Source: Dailymotion
Conclusion:
It is clear from the fact check of DFRAC that the viral picture is from 2017. Therefore the claim made by social media users is Misleading.
