Fact Check: Video of mob attacking BJP leaders is from Darjeeling, not Manipur

The video is from Darjeeling, West Bengal in 2017.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on  25 July 2023 12:37 PM GMT
Fact Check: Video of mob attacking BJP leaders is from Darjeeling, not Manipur

Screengrab from the video tweeted by @southasiadforum

Hyderabad: A video of a mob chasing and attacking a group of men wearing BJP scarves is in circulation, with the claim that the video is from violence-hit Manipur.

A Twitter user shared the video and wrote, ā€œThe people of Manipur have recognized BJP & RSS Democracy that soon other countries will also do the same. (sic)ā€

(Courtesy: Twitter/@southasiadforum)

Fact Check

NewsMeter found that the video is from Darjeeling, West Bengal in 2017.

On performing a reverse image search of the videoā€™s keyframe, we found the same visuals in a video report by a verified YouTube channel, NMF News, published on October 6, 2017.

According to the description, Dilip Ghosh, then Bharatiya Janta Partyā€™s Bengal president, and other leaders were allegedly heckled in Darjeeling by a faction of the Gorkhaland Janmukti Morcha.


We also found the same visuals in a video report by ABP News from October 6, 2017, titled ā€œAttack on BJP President Dilip Ghosh in Darjeeling.ā€


A report by The Indian Express from October 6, 2017, said a delegation led by Dilip Ghosh who was then state president of West Bengal, was chased and allegedly heckled by supporters of Binay Tamang in Darjeeling. The supporters of Tamag also disrupted a meeting by Ghosh.

Hence, we conclude that the video of a mob heckling BJP leaders in Darjeeling is falsely linked to the events unfolding in Manipur.

Claim Review:The video of a mob chasing and attacking a group of men wearing BJP scarves is from violence-hit Manipur.
Claimed By:Social Media users
Claim Reviewed By:NewsMeter
Claim Source:Twitter
Claim Fact Check:False
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