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Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that the viral post is fake. The people seen in the video were not arrested for causing the stampede at Maha Kumbh. Instead, the video features people in an awareness campaign and is now being shared with misleading claims.
By: Ashish Maharishi
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Published: Feb 6, 2025 at 01:24 PM
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New Delhi (Vishvas News) Many people lost their lives in the recent stampede at the Maha Kumbh. Following this, many fake videos and pictures began circulating on social media to spread misinformation. Now a video is going viral claiming that the police have arrested the people responsible for the stampede. In the video, three people can be seen in police custody.
Vishvas News investigated the viral post and found it to be fake. The viral clip is a small part of an awareness video. Our investigation revealed that this video was made to spread awareness about the clothes of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev. It has nothing to do with the stampede.
What is going viral?
Facebook user Rohit Maurya Vlog uploaded a reel with the caption, “People who created stampede at Prayagraj Kumbh Mela are being found.”
The content of the viral post has been written here verbatim. Many users are sharing it, considering it to be true. The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Investigation
Vishvas News first used the Google Lens tool to analyse the viral clip. After searching several keyframes, we found the original video on an Instagram handle, ‘bablu_birasat’, uploaded on January 23, 2025. The video stated that it was made as part of the awareness program in Maha Kumbh to spread awareness about the sacrifice of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev. In the video, a person can be heard mentioning the name of his YouTube channel.
In the video, a person can be heard saying that these people have come to Maha Kumbh to educate the youth about the sacrifices of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev. They conveyed the message of sacrifice through a padyatra (foot march) in Maha Kumbh.
Additionally, Vishvas News contacted Rakesh Pandey, editorial in-charge of Dainik Jagran, Prayagraj, who confirmed that the claim made in the viral post is fake.
At the end of the investigation, we did a social scanning of a Facebook user ‘Rohit Maurya Vlog’ and found that this user lives in Navi Mumbai and has over 5000 followers.
Fact check related to Maha Kumbh can be read here.
Conclusion: Vishvas News’ investigation revealed that the viral post is fake. The people seen in the video were not arrested for causing the stampede at Maha Kumbh. Instead, the video features people in an awareness campaign and is now being shared with misleading claims.
Claim Review : Those who caused the stampede in Maha Kumbh were caught
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Claimed By : FB User Rohit Maurya Vlog
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Fact Check : False
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