A video portraying a train accident and rescue teams actively working to save the lives of victims has been widely shared on social media, with claims suggesting it depicts a real train accident in Bikaner, Rajasthan. However, according to the media reports and officials, the video does not reflect an actual incident. Instead, it showcases a mock drill organized to test the readiness and efficiency of rescue operations during a rail accident.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) @kapil_parod wrote, Two trains collided near Bikaner Lalgarh railway station. Rescue operations are underway!! The unfortunate people of this country do not even know that they are embarking on the last journey of their lives!!
Another account @MunnaLal21 also shared the video and wrote, Big breaking news: Two trains collided near Bikaner Lalgarh railway station. Rescue operations are underway. One coach climbed over another coach!
Several other users and Influencers have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @pintukirtijain1, @OBCUMASHANKAR, @NetaClix, @Yogeshkherli
The truth about the viral video shared as from Bikaner, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that the video was not real. But a mock drill test at Lalgarh station in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video using Google Lens. This led us to media reports containing the same visuals. According to the media reports (1, 2, 3), the video was from the Lalgarh station area of Bikaner and it showcases a mock drill organized to test the readiness and efficiency of rescue operations during a rail accident. Hence, the video has no connection to any real-life train accident.
Railway’s Deputy Divisional Manager Rupesh Kumar told the media that this was a mock drill in which forty passengers were said to be trapped. After this, all the teams reached together and the passengers were rescued. Railways usually keep doing such operations.
We also came across a Twitter (now X) post from North Western Railways about the mock drill. In the post, they stated, “A joint disaster management exercise was conducted by the Railways, NDRF, SDRF, and other agencies at the Lalgarh station yard of the Bikaner division.”
बीकानेर मंडल पर रेलवे, एनडीआरएफ, एसडीआरएफ तथा अन्य एजेंसियो द्वारा, लालगढ़ स्टेशन यार्ड में किया गया आपदा प्रबंधन का संयुक्त अभ्यास। pic.twitter.com/QGPS6ZSeBg
— North Western Railway (@NWRailways) November 14, 2024
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the video was not a real-life situation. But a mock drill test.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 15, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video portraying a train accident and rescue teams actively working to save the lives of victims has been widely shared on social media, with claims suggesting it depicts a real train accident in Bikaner, Rajasthan. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/xLn29FOw1m
Intent
Influencers are circulating videos of mock drill tests from Bikaner, Rajasthan with misleading claims to create panic among common people.
Conclusion
Claim– Two trains collided near Bikaner Lalgarh railway station. Rescue operations are underway.
Fact – The video is related to a mock drill test conducted by the Indian railways to test the readiness and efficiency of rescue operations during a rail accident.
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