News is making rounds on the internet claiming that an FIR has been filed against Australian All-rounder Mitchell Marsh by the Police in Aligarh, UP after the image went viral showing his feet placed over the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup trophy. An ITR activist identified as Pandit Keshav Dev has urged to impose a ban on Marsh for placing his feet over the coveted trophy which had offended the sentiments of Indian cricket team fans.

News 24 on X(Twitter)

The official X handle of News 24 posted an image, carrying the text(Complaint filed against Mitchell Marsh)on X(Twitter) and wrote: “Complaint filed against Mitchell Marsh in Aligarh ◆ A person named Pandit Keshav has filed a complaint, saying, “Marsh has insulted Indians by stepping on the World Cup trophy” (English Translation)

News published by several media outlets

Subsequently, News has been published by numerous media outlets such as Livemint, OpIndia, Free Press Journal, and ETV Bharat with similar claims.

Fact-Check

The DFRAC team fact-checked the above viral news and found a video on X(Twitter) handle of Aligarh Police carrying statement by a police official in which he mentioned that no FIR has been registered in this case nor any cognizance of any such complaint has been taken.

Upon Investigating further, we discovered an image of a letter by the activist Pandit Keshav Dev who sent this letter to the Police officials and requested them to take legal action against Marsh for placing the feet over the Coveted Trophy.

Conclusion

It is clear from DFRAC’s Fact-Check that no such official complaint has been filed against Marsh by the Police in Aligarh. Only a complaint letter had been sent to the Police officials regarding Marsh’s actions.

Analysis: Fake