A circulated video purports to show an injured person on a stretcher, and it depicts Ram Bhakts (Ram Devotees) being attacked by members of a minority community while they were distributing “Akshat Chawal” in Banda, UP.
PRIYA RANA (“@priyarana3101“) tweeted “#बांदा – There was fierce fighting during the Akshat Rice Kalash Yatra. Ram devotees distributing intact rice attacked People from other community attacked with sticks Three people seriously injured, admitted to trauma center Complaint filed against the accused in the police station Case of Naraini Kotwali town @bandapolice” and shared the video of the incident. The tweet was made on Jan 8, 2024.
#बांदा – अक्षत चावल कलश यात्रा में जमकर हुई मारपीट
— PRIYA RANA (@priyarana3101) January 8, 2024
अक्षत चावल बांट रहे राम भक्तों पर हुआ हमला
दूसरे समुदाय के लोगों ने लाठी डंडे से किया हमला
तीन लोग गंभीर रूप से घायल, ट्रामा सेंटर में भर्ती
आरोपियों के खिलाफ कोतवाली में दी गई तहरीर
नरैनी कोतवाली कस्बे का मामला @bandapolice pic.twitter.com/VyuSfRz8kL
Several other accounts, including UNITED INDIA NEWS (“@united_ind_news“), @bstvlive, @Bharat24Up, @UPkesari made the same claim that in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, Ram devotees were allegedly beaten by members of other communities while they distributed rice. Three people are reported to have been injured in the incident. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
According to police, there was no religious matter for the altercation; rather, it was a fight between two parties over personal enmity. After the case was registered, more steps and actions were taken.
The official account of Banda Police (“@bandapolice“) tweeted “#bandapolice There was a fight in Naraini town under Naraini police station area between two parties due to old enmity, in which a case has been registered and 03 accused have been arrested. In this regard, video byte of Additional Superintendent of Police Banda Lakshmi Niwas Mishra. #UPPolice #Fact_Check” on Jan 8, 2024.
#bandapolice थाना नरैनी क्षेत्र अंतर्गत कस्बा नरैनी में दो पक्षों में पुरानी रंजिश को लेकर मारपीट हुई जिसमें अभियोग पंजीकृत करते हुए 03 अभियुक्तों को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया है। इस संबंध में वीडियो बाइट अपर पुलिस अधीक्षक बांदा लक्ष्मी निवास मिश्र।#UPPolice #Fact_Check pic.twitter.com/qZUPnZSd5H
— Banda Police (@bandapolice) January 8, 2024
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) January 8, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows an injured individual on a stretcher has been shared, claiming that Ram Bhakts(Ram Devotees) were attacked by people belonging to a minority community when they were distributing "Akshat Chawal" in Banda, UP. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/Et2OrQgGxE
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating videos with false claims to create communal unrest in the country. A video purporting to show an injured person on a stretcher was circulated, and it stated that while Ram Bhakts (Ram Devotees) were distributing “Akshat Chawal” in Banda, UP, they were attacked by members of a minority community. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that it was a fight between two people out of personal animosity, according to the police, and it had nothing to do with religion. Additional steps are being taken after the case was registered.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video showing an injured individual on a stretcher has been shared, claiming that Ram Bhakts (Ram Devotees) were attacked by members of a minority community while distributing “Akshat Chawal” in Banda, Uttar Pradesh.
Fact : Police have clarified that the fight was between two parties over personal enmity and had nothing to do with religion. The case has been registered, and further action is being taken thereafter.
