Fact Check: No, this video asking for stricter police action is NOT related to communal clashes in Jahangirpuri in Delhi
India Today
A video was shared on social media with the claim that a procession demanded stricter police action following the Jahangirpuri violence. The India Today Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the video to be misleading.
Communal violence broke out in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri following a Shobha Yatra organised as part of Hanuman Jayanti on April 16. Several police officers were injured in the clash. The Delhi Police has, so far, held 22 people and apprehended two juveniles in connection with the incident that took place on Saturday.
A video has been making the rounds on social media with claims that it showed a group of men raising slogans in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asking for swift and strict action. In the video, the men can be heard chanting for cops and the administration to employ the “lath” or the rod.
Captions alongside the videos asked for an equivalent of “Bulldozer Baba” — a nickname given to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath — in New Delhi and included hashtags like #DelhiPolice and #DelhiRiots2022.
The archived version of a similar post can be seen here.
The India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) found that this video has been circulating on the internet at least since December 2019.
A reverse search of stills from the video led us to YouTube where the same video was shared in December 2019.
