A man is allegedly being tortured by police in Uttar Pradesh for no apparent reason, according to a video that has gone viral and shows two officers hitting the man.
UP Congress (“@INCUttarPradesh“) shared the video on twitter on Nov14,2023. It wrote “Another example of hooliganism by uniformed goons in UP has come to light from Ambedkar Nagar. Here two policemen are fearlessly killing a handicapped person. The disabled person and his family are pleading with them a lot, but they are not stopping for a moment. How long will the shoes of Baba’s uniformed goons continue to fall on the heads of the poor? Why do they start kissing the same shoes of power-backed goons with which they kill the poor? How long will police atrocities on the poor continue? Till when…??”
UP में वर्दीधारी गुंडों की गुंडई का एक और नमूना अम्बेडकर नगर से सामने आया है।
— UP Congress (@INCUttarPradesh) November 14, 2023
यहाँ दो पुलिसवाले बेखौफ़ होकर एक विकलांग को मारे जा रहे हैं। विकलांग व्यक्ति और उसका परिवार उनकी लाख मिन्नतें कर रहा है, लेकिन वे पल भर रुकने का नाम ही नहीं ले रहे हैं।
गरीबों के सिर पर बाबा के… pic.twitter.com/LPQTeDPR08
@IrfanSh66077693 claimed that Keshav Singh and Suraj Lal, two domineering constables, thrashed the young man. The user also added that Khaki terrorises young people with disabilities.
अंबेडकरनगर: दिव्यांग युवक पर खाकी का कहर. दबंग सिपाही केशव सिंह और सूरज लाल ने युवक को पीटा. युवक की पिटाई का वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल. मामला @ambedkarnagrpol @AmbedkarnagarDM @Uppolice @dgpup #UPnews #UttarPradeshnews @jharanjit0 pic.twitter.com/AlVZhaTjq0
— Irfan Shaikh 🇮🇳 (@IrfanSh66077693) November 14, 2023
Many other user accounts, including @Darshniksamacha, @Manishkumarttp also claimed that the young man was beaten unnecessarily by two police officers.
What is the Actual Reality of the Viral Video? : Fact
The truth is that the man allegedly misbehaved with police during a checking campaign on November 5 and has a criminal record.
AMBEDKARNAGAR POLICE (“@ambedkarnagrpol“) tweeted that the Additional Superintendent of Police provided information about the widely shared video on social media on November 5, 2023, showing history-sheeter Lallu Lona acting inappropriately towards police officers in the Jalalpur police station area.
दिनांक 05.11.2023 को थाना जलालपुर क्षेत्र अंतर्गत हिस्ट्रीशीटर लल्लू लोना द्वारा पुलिस कर्मियों से अभद्रता करने संबंधित सोशल मीडिया के विभिन्न प्लेटफार्म पर वायरल वीडियो के संबंध में अपर पुलिस अधीक्षक द्वारा दी गई बाइट-#UPPolice pic.twitter.com/3fZNUCCueR
— AMBEDKARNAGAR POLICE (@ambedkarnagrpol) November 14, 2023
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 14, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows two policemen beating a man has been shared, claiming that cops are torturing a man in Uttar Pradesh without any reason. According to police, the man is a history-sheeter and misbehaved with the cops, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/DmblPSN27U
Intent:
Political parties and other influencers are disseminating videos that present their narrative without providing the whole truth.
Conclusion:
Claim : There have been claims that police in Uttar Pradesh are torturing a man for no apparent reason after a video of two officers beating a man went viral.
Fact : During a police checking campaign on November 5, the man—who has a criminal record—behaved inappropriately towards the officers.
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