According to a disturbing video that has gone viral, Lower Caste Dalits beat up Upper Caste Policemen for mistreating and abusing women. The video shows a group of men and women beating policemen.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @AsianDigest tweeted “Uttar Pradesh : Upper Caste Police was beaten up by Lower Caste Harijans for abusing women” on Feb 25, 2024. The tweet has received an about more than 7k views on X.
Uttar Pradesh : Upper Caste Police was beaten up by Lower Caste Harijans for abusing women pic.twitter.com/Fji50u5kJy
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) February 24, 2024
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that hate crimes have nothing to do with this video. While they were checking and patrolling, the forest guards prevented the fishermen from catching fish. Upon the return of the forest guards, there were some who attacked them. Hate crimes based on caste are unrelated to it.
The official account of @agrapolice tweeted “Byte given by #ACP_Baasoni regarding the legal action being taken by the Basauni police station team while receiving the complaint regarding the viral video related to the assault on the forest guards during checking and patrolling.” on Feb 24, 2024.
चैकिंग एवं गश्त के दौरान वनरक्षकों के साथ मारपीट से संबंधित वायरल वीडियो के संबंध में थाना बासौनी पुलिस टीम द्वारा तहरीर प्राप्त करते हुए, की जा रही वैधानिक कार्यवाही से संबंधित #ACP_Baasoni द्वारा दी गई बाइट। pic.twitter.com/pTKG05j6O0
— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE AGRA (@agrapolice) February 24, 2024
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 27, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A disturbing video that shows a group of men & women beating policemen has been shared, claiming that Upper Caste Police were beaten up by Lower Caste Dalits for abusing women. Fact is that this video has nothing to do with hate crime. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/kJuoYvkUsM
Intent:
Pakistan-based propaganda accounts are circulating disturbing videos with false claims to set their propaganda based on caste. A disturbing video that shows a group of men & women beating policemen has been shared, claiming that Upper Caste Police were beaten up by Lower Caste Dalits for abusing women. It’s a fact that hate crimes and this video are unrelated. As the forest guards checked and patrolled, they prevented the fishermen from catching fish. A few individuals attacked the forest guards as they returned. Caste-based hate crimes are unrelated to it.
Conclusion:
Claim : A disturbing video has surfaced online showing men and women beating police officers. The video purports to show that Lower Caste Dalits beat up Upper Caste Police for mistreating women.
Fact : Fact is that this video has nothing to do with hate crime. The forest guards stopped the fishermen from catching fish while checking and patrolling. When the forest guards went back, some people attacked them. It has nothing to do with caste-based hate crime.
