According to a picture circulating online, which shows a bullet through a metal pot (Bhagona), it is being claimed that Haryana police fired the bullet at farmers who were participating in the ongoing farmers’ protest.
@kumarRanjit25 tweeted “Everything will be recorded in history Mr. Modi.. #FarmerProtestInDelhi #farmersprotests2024” on Feb 22, 2024. Haryana police fired the bullet at farmers who were involving in the ongoing farmers’ protest. The archive can be read from above.
Several other accounts, including @RamdevSanwrad, @fizaiq, @Bornfor_Nation, @MadhusudanMaur8 made the same claim that a bullet penetrating a metal pot(Bhagona) is seen in the picture. It shows Haryana police fired the bullet at farmers who were participating in the ongoing farmers protest. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About the Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this picture was taken near the Bangladesh border with Myanmar, in Teknaf, where there have been reports of intense gunfire. Farmers’ protests are unrelated to this.
We visited 24onbd.com, which published an article on this incident on Feb 16, 2024 with the headline “This time the sound of gunfire on the border of Shahparir Dwip and Saint Martin in Teknaf”.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: An image that features a bullet penetrating a metal pot(Bhagona) is being circulated,claiming that this bullet was fired by Haryana police at protesting farmers in the ongoing farmers' protest. Fact is that this image is from the Bangladesh(1/2) pic.twitter.com/SOKBeDtk08
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating images from the Bangladesh border claiming to be from farmers’ protests to set their agenda against the police administration. An image that features a bullet penetrating a metal pot(Bhagona) is being circulated,claiming that this bullet was fired by Haryana police at protesting farmers in the ongoing farmers’ protest. The truth is, there have been reports of heavy gunfire in Teknaf, near the Bangladeshi-Myanmar border. The protests of Farmers have nothing to do with it.
Conclusion:
Claim : An image of a bullet penetrating a metal pot (Bhagona) is being circulated, with the claim that it was fired by Haryana police at protesting farmers during the ongoing farmers’ protest.
Fact : Fact is that this image is from the Bangladesh border with Myanmar, where heavy firing was reported in Teknaf. It has nothing to do with Farmers’ protests.
