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
Hyderabad: An image of cops thrashing people including women is viral on social media. Many social media users claim that it is from Afghanistan.
Original claim: अफगानिस्तान से आ रही है दिल दहला देने वाली तस्वीरें!लगता है किसी ने भी बुर्का नही पहन रखा इसीलिए.
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, "विधानसभा घेरने पहुंचे पप्पू यादव समर्थकों पर लाठीचार्ज, सांसद को ढूंढ रही पटना पुलिस."
"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.
