According to some news reports with misleading captions, police opened fire on an alleged “cattle smuggler,” who sustained the bullet injury in the leg.
Verified accounts on twitter, including HindutvaWatch (“@HindutvaWatchIn“) tweeted “Location: Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh Police fired at an alleged “cattle smuggler,” who sustained bullet injury in his leg.” on Dec 15, 2023. The archive can be read from above.
Location: Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
— HindutvaWatch (@HindutvaWatchIn) December 15, 2023
Police fired at an alleged “cattle smuggler,” who sustained bullet injury in his leg. pic.twitter.com/wROd5YE8gb
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, the cattle smuggler had five cows, one pistol, and three empty cartridges found and recovered by police. When the accused pulled a gun that wasn’t legal, the police fired back in self-defense. It was falsely claimed by many social media users that the police fired at the cattle smuggler, who sustained the bullet injury in his leg.
Official account of Ghazipur Police (“@ghazipurpolice“) clarified this incident by tweeting that one accused was injured in a police encounter by the team of Inspector in-charge of Dildar Nagar police station, and one pistol, three empty cartridges, five cows, and one pickup truck were recovered from their possession on Dec 14, 2023.
➡️प्रभारी निरीक्षक थाना दिलदारनगर मय टीम द्वारा पुलिस मुठभेड़ में 01 अभियुक्त हुआ घायल, कब्जे से 01 अदद तमंचा , 03 अदद खोखा कारतूस , 05 राशि गोवंश एक अदद पिकअप बरामद। @Uppolice @adgzonevaranasi @IgRangeVaranasi pic.twitter.com/Vy46NjYhbn
— Ghazipur Police (@ghazipurpolice) December 14, 2023
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 15, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: Some news being shared with misleading captions that Police fired at an alleged “cattle smuggler,” who sustained bullet injury in his leg.
The fact is police recovered 1 pistol, 3 empty cartridges, and 5 cows from that cattle smuggler. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/hGI3nhxHMY
Intent:
Propagandists sharing misleading captions to change the narrative of news to create a fake religious narrative. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that in reality, the cattle smuggler had five cows, one pistol, and three empty cartridges discovered and recovered by police. When the accused pulled an illegal gun, the police fired back in self-defense.
Conclusion:
Claim : According to some news reports with misleading captions, police fired on an alleged “cattle smuggler,” who sustained a bullet injury in his leg.
Fact : Police discovered and recovered five cows, one pistol, and three empty cartridges from the cattle smuggler. When the accused pulled out an illegal gun, the police fired back in self-defense.
