Video of police action in Pakistan passed off as brutality in Madhya Pradesh

Social media users are claiming that Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan punished terrorists who threw stones at Shri Ram Yatra. "One should think before committing a mistake. That's BJP govt." read the Telugu post when translated roughly.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on  23 April 2022 1:48 PM GMT
Video of police action in Pakistan passed off as brutality in Madhya Pradesh

Hyderabad: Social media users are claiming that Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan punished terrorists who threw stones at Shri Ram Yatra.

"One should think before committing a mistake. That's BJP govt." read the Telugu post when translated roughly.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/464701307471839/permalink/941603009781664/

Fact check:

The claim is false.

NewsMeter conducted a reverse image search of the video shared in the post. The video with similar scenes was published by the YouTube channel 'Urdu Updates' on March 29, 2020. The video shows Mansehra police punishing violators of lockdown rules.


Responding to a tweet criticizing the incident, the Mansehra police said, "Hazara Province DIG has directed the Mansehra DPVO to file a report on the incident. DIG Khazi said they would not tolerate abuse of power and degrading treatment of humanity."

Based on this, it is clear that the incident took place in Mansehra, Pakistan.



Several Pakistani news organizations published articles on the incident in March 2020.

https://jang.com.pk/news/751612

Hence, the claim is false.

Claim Review:Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan punished terrorists who threw stones at the Shri Ram yatra.
Claimed By:Social Media Users
Claim Reviewed By:Newsmeter
Claim Source:Social Media
Claim Fact Check:False
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