old video of CAA protest viral in Gorakhpur connected to Sambhal violence

fact check

This video is of the CAA protest in Gorakhpur in 2019, in which the police is shown lathi charge on the protesting crowd.

What is the claim?

A viral video is going viral on social media, in which a crowd is being chased and beaten by the police. It is being claimed with this video that it is about the recent violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh.

An X user shared the video with this caption: “UP Police taking action against rioters in Sambhal. Repost this if you support police action against rioters to maintain law and order.” Archive version of post Here See. Archived versions of similar posts Here, Here, HereAnd Here Can be seen.

Between protesters and police in Sambhal on November 24, 2024 skirmish After this, the viral video started circulating, which started with the court order for the survey of the historic Mughal era royal Jama Masjid. At least in this violence Four People died and about 20 police officers were injured.

However, our investigation revealed that the video going viral is actually from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh and was recorded during the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in 2019.

How did the truth come out?

On reverse image searching the keyframes of the viral video, it was found in several social media posts, where it was said that the video is from the CAA protest in Gorakhpur in December 2019.

one such Video (archive Here) was posted on December 31, 2019, by In the video, police are seen beating people. The same road and shops are visible in the viral video, which confirms that it is not related to the recent incidents in Sambhal.

Another shared by “Judge Advocates Victims Organization – JAPO” on Facebook on January 25, 2020 Video (archive Here) also described the footage as part of anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh.

confirmation of this etv india And till UP (archive Here), which captured similar scenes from different angles. Posted by Live Hindustan on December 20, 2019 Video (archive Here), titled “Gorakhpur: Two injured in stone pelting, lathi charge during anti-CAA protest,” bears striking similarities between the viral video. These include a white building with blue shutters and a red banner, as well as video shot from a road where the same building is visible at a crossing.

Other than this, Geolocation It is confirmed that this place is Nakhas Road, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Some special features in the video include a shop named ‘Maa Vaishno Stationers’, nearby buildings, an electric pole and a shop with blue shutters along a winding road with the banner ‘Mangla Wedding Collection’ Google Street Matches the photos in the view.

decision

Our investigation so far makes it clear that the viral video is from the anti-CAA protest that took place in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh in December 2019. This has no connection with the recent violence in Sambhal.

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