Fact Check: This video of a policeman being thrashed is not from Hyderabad

A video of a police officer being thrashed by several men is making the rounds on social media, with the claim that the incident took place in Hyderabad's Kondapur area. India Today Anti Fake News War Room has found the claim along with the video to be misleading.

Policemen across the country have had a tough time enforcing the Covid-19 lockdown, often having to deal with the public’s frayed tempers. You may have come across many reports of incidents where the men in uniform had to face the wrath of people in their line of duty. Fake newsA video of some persons beating supposedly a police personnel at some unknown location is being circulated in social media as that of the Kondapur area of Cyberabad.It is clarified that no such incident has taken place anywhere in Cyberabad and this news is fake. pic.twitter.com/DQpHBtxzde Another video is now being circulated where a policeman is being thrashed by several men. It is being claimed that the incident took place in Hyderabad’s Kondapur area. A Facebook user posted the video with the caption, “This is how the Police force is treated by the common peace loving citizens in hyderabad, kondapur on 29.05.2021.”