It has been claimed that members of a specific community are beating West Bengal police personnel in a disturbing video that has gone viral and shows miscreants beating police personnel.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @ajaychauhan41 claimed that the video shows a terrific condition where the police force are beaten up in West Bengal by some people belonging to a particular community. The tweet was made on Feb 15, 2024, which has received an about 893.9k views on X.
पश्चिम बंगाल में पुलिस बल की यह हालत है, मानों मुगल राज कायम हो गया हो।
— हम लोग We The People 🇮🇳 (@ajaychauhan41) February 15, 2024
पश्चिम बंगाल में हिंदुओं की स्थिति की कल्पना करें 😕 pic.twitter.com/9S7x1vjMp2
Several other accounts, including @ImtiazMadmood made the same claim that Muslim people beat the police force in West Bengal and trying to take over the state. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
We discovered that this is an old video of protesters assaulting West Bengal police following widespread reports in April 2023 of brutality and murdering of a Dalit girl.
We visited aajtak, which published an article on this incident on April 26, 2023 with the headline “West Bengal: Hoodlums beat up police in Dinajpur, video goes viral”.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 15, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A disturbing video that shows miscreants beating police personnel has been shared, claiming that people belonging to a particular community are beating West Bengal police personnel. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/vzQTrX9YgC
Intent:
Propagandists circulating old videos with false claims to set their propaganda over #Sandeshkhali violence. A disturbing video that shows miscreants beating police personnel has been shared, claiming that people belonging to a particular community are beating West Bengal police personnel. After allegations of violence and the murder of a Dalit girl went viral in April 2023, we discovered that this is an old video of demonstrators beating West Bengal police.
Conclusion:
Claim : A disturbing video purporting to show members of a specific community beating West Bengal policemen has gone viral.
Fact : We found that this is an old video showing protestors beating West Bengal police after rumors of brutality and murder of a Dalit girl went viral in April 2023.
