Siddharth Urmil 
Claim
A viral post shows two images with a caption. The first image is a still from the movie Chhava. The second image shows police officers with batons taking action against protestors. A water cannon is also used to curb the protest.
The caption is Hindi says, “अपने घर में आग लगाकर , क्या पाओगे घरवालों। इतने पत्थर मत बरसाओ ,शीश महल के रखवालों।” A rough translation in English says, “By setting fire to your own house, what will you gain, dear ones? Don’t throw so many stones, at the guardians of the glass palace.”
The post incorporates hashtags like Nagpur, Nagpur Riots, Nagpur Police, and Shivaji (in Hindi).
Fact Check
Upon investigation, DFRAC found the post to be misleading. We reverse-image searched the image that shows the police action against the protestors. It led us to the posts on Instagram and Facebook by India Today, a news outlet. India Today posted this image on 30 December 2024.
The image shared on the viral claim shows the exact image with the same India Today logo on the lower right side, as posted on 30 December 2024 on India Today’s Instagram and Facebook profiles.
A news report by the Telegraph, dated 31 December 2024, stated that the Patna Police’s crackdown on the then-ongoing protest on the cancellation of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has further fumed the students and teachers alike.
The candidates boycotted the 13 December BPSC exam due to an alleged leak of question papers.
Another, news report by ABP News, dated 29 December 2024, stated that the march to Bihar’s CM Nitish Kumar’s residence led by student protestors was met with police lathi charges and water cannon.
Furthermore, a video by PTI on X (Twitter), dated 29 December 2024, shows how an aspirant was met with police action using water cannons.
Conclusion
Hence, the fact check shows that the viral post is misleading. The claimant’s second image is originally India Today’s coverage of the BPSC paper leak from their Instagram or Facebook profile.
Megha Bajaj 
DFRAC Editor