Image of 2018 WB violence goes viral as from Birbhum
India Today
This image is from the poll violence that took place during the panchayat elections in the Nadia district of West Bengal in 2018.
In a horrific incident, eight people were charred to death after their houses were set on fire in West Bengal's Birbhum district on the night of March 21. The violence erupted hours after a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader in Bogtui village was murdered. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation of the killings that included children among the victims.
An image showing a vehicle set on fire and people injured sitting by the side of it is now circulated on social media as a sight from the violence that erupted after the killing of TMC leader in Birbhum.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the claim along with the image is misleading. This image is from the violence that broke out during the 2018 Panchayat elections in West Bengal.
We did a reverse search of the image in question and found the same image carried by multiple media reports with credits to PTI in 2018.
