Fact Check: Cops thrashing people in Bihar passed off as brutality in Afghanistan

An image of cops thrashing people including women is viral on social media. Many social media users claim that it is from Afghanistan.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on  28 Aug 2021 7:49 AM GMT
Fact Check: Cops thrashing people in Bihar passed off as brutality in Afghanistan

Hyderabad: An image of cops thrashing people including women is viral on social media. Many social media users claim that it is from Afghanistan.

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Translated in English: Shocking pictures coming from Afghanistan! Maybe because no one is wearing a burqa


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Fact Check:

The claim is false.

On performing Google Reverse Image Search, we found that the same image was also uploaded by Patrika news. The title of the article associated with the image read, "ą¤µą¤æą¤§ą¤¾ą¤Øą¤øą¤­ą¤¾ ą¤˜ą„‡ą¤°ą¤Øą„‡ ą¤Ŗą¤¹ą„ą¤‚ą¤šą„‡ ą¤Ŗą¤Ŗą„ą¤Ŗą„‚ ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¦ą¤µ ą¤øą¤®ą¤°ą„ą¤„ą¤•ą„‹ą¤‚ ą¤Ŗą¤° ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ ą„€ą¤šą¤¾ą¤°ą„ą¤œ, ą¤øą¤¾ą¤‚ą¤øą¤¦ ą¤•ą„‹ ą¤¢ą„‚ą¤‚ą¤¢ ą¤°ą¤¹ą„€ ą¤Ŗą¤Ÿą¤Øą¤¾ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤²ą¤æą¤ø."

"Police lathi-charged supporters of Pappu Yadav as they went to gherao the Legislative Assembly. Patna Police is searching for the MLA," reads the English translation of the message.

We also found that the same image was uploaded by Getty Images. "Indian police wielding batons charged at members of the Nishad community as they rallied for preferred treatment under the scheduled caste category in Patna on September 4, 2015. India sets aside a proportion of jobs and places for Dalits, known as `untouchables', and for other so-called `backward castes' and tribals under measures intended to bring victims of the worst discrimination into the mainstream. But the policy of `reservation' causes resentment among other communities who say it freezes them out," reads the caption.

Therefore, the image is from Bihar, not Afghanistan.

Claim Review:Police beating people including women in Afghanistan.
Claimed By:Social Media Users
Claim Reviewed By:Newsmeter
Claim Source:Social Media
Claim Fact Check:False
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