"Scripted": Tamil Nadu Cops Slam Bihar Man Over Fake Migrant Attack Video
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The Tamil Nadu Police have flagged a video about alleged attacks on migrant workers tweeted by a Bihar journalist as fake and warned of legal action against him.
The Tamil Nadu Police have flagged a video about alleged attacks on migrant workers tweeted by a Bihar journalist as fake and warned of legal action against him. The police's warning comes on a day they issued guidelines on how to bust fake news about migrant workers being attacked in Tamil Nadu, which had created panic and forced some workers, mostly from Bihar, to leave the southern state. You can't cheat everyone, every time. Please see this video. This incident, not happened in Tamil Nadu. It is purely a scripted one. Please verify the fact and tweet. Stern legal action follows - Tamil Nadu Police. https://t.co/r7bX5mrwJfpic.twitter.com/ZgMEQGse8h
The "fake" video tweeted by Manish Kasyap, who identifies himself as a "public figure" and a "journalist" on the microblogging website, shows some men with Band-Aid on their faces and talking about how they returned home after being attacked. One of the men even laughed before talking.
Referring to the video, the Tamil Nadu Police tweeted the incident did not happen in their state.
"You can't cheat everyone, every time. Please see this video. This incident (did) not happen in Tamil Nadu. It is purely a scripted one. Please verify the fact and tweet. Stern legal action follows," the police said.
