A video purporting to be from West Bengal shows a devotee complaining about police harassment while visiting a temple.
@TriShool_Achuk shared the video and made the claim that the devotee from West Bengal complained about police harassment during the temple visit. The user added “Note- In the video, the girl is repeating the abusive words spoken by the inspector…..”. The tweet was made on Feb 27, 2024, which has received an about 10.6k views on X.
मेहमानों के साथ,
— त्रिशूल अचूक 🔱🚩🇮🇳 (@TriShool_Achuk) February 27, 2024
मोमता बानों की खाकीधारी पुलिस की, शर्मनाक मेजबानी…
कोलकाता दर्शन करने आए,
श्रद्धालुओं से पुलिस की गुंडई
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नोट- वीडियो में लड़की, दरोगा द्वारा बोले गए गाली गलौज के शब्दों, को दोहरा रही है….. pic.twitter.com/vCcrKOr8Gx
Several other accounts, including @mjoshi50, @RohitSa1110, @RajeshP42031571 made the same claim that the shared video shows a devotee from West Bengal, who is heard complaining about police harassment while visiting a temple. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
There is no connection between the West Bengal police and this incident, it happened in Madhura, Uttar Pradesh. The devotees had travelled from Kolkata to Braj, where they were beaten and mistreated by the police for bringing their vehicle beyond the barrier.
We visited bhaskar, which published an article on this incident on Feb 26, 2024 with the headline “मथुरा में दरोगा की दबंगई:गोवर्धन में श्रद्धालुओं से की मारपीट, वीडियो बना रहे पत्रकार का मोबाइल छीना और जड़े थप्पड़”.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) March 3, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of devotee complaining about police harassment during temple visit has been shared claiming to be from West Bengal. This incident occurred in Madhura, Uttar Pradesh, and has nothing to do with West Bengal police. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/ucwtuxjoPh
Intent:
Political influencers are circulating videos from UP’s Madhura claiming to be from West Bengal to set their political narrative. A video of devotee complaining about police harassment during temple visit has been shared claiming to be from West Bengal. This incident happened in Madhura, Uttar Pradesh, and has nothing to do with the West Bengal police. These devotees had travelled from Kolkata to visit Braj, where the cops abused and assaulted them for taking the vehicle beyond the barrier.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of a devotee complaining about police harassment during a temple visit has been circulated, purporting to be from West Bengal.
Fact : This incident occurred in Madhura, Uttar Pradesh, and has nothing to do with West Bengal police. These devotees had come from Kolkata to visit Braj, where the police abused & beat them for taking the vehicle beyond the barrier.
