Social media is flooded with various types of photos and videos depicting the recent communal violence in Haryana’s Nuh these days. Fierce Lathi-charge by Police can be seen in one of those videos.
Journalist Dinesh Kumar tweeted a video and wrote: “Here, the policemen have given a good prasad to those who created riots in Mewat”.
Moreover, other users also shared this video with similar claims.
Fact-Check
To verify the authenticity of the above viral video claiming police lathi-charge against rioters in Mewat, the Dfrac team converted it into some key frames and then reverse-searched it on Google. We discovered this video in one of the tweets of July 13, 2023, claiming BJP workers were protesting in Patna and the police lathi-charged them.
In addition to that, the same video was also posted by other users on July 13, 2023.
Moreover, the incident was also covered by other media houses
Conclusion
The Dfrac’s Fact-Check proves that the viral video claiming police Lathi-charge during the violence of Haryana’s nuh is misleading as the video belongs to the incident of bihar where BJP workers were protested in Patna and police lathi-charged them.
