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A video of a man in uniform thrashing 3 youths and forcing them to say "Pakistan Murdabad" is circulating with the claim that this was how UP Police thrashed those celebrating Pakistan's victory over India. India Today Anti Fake News War Room has found that the video is not connected to the recent developments.
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UP police have so far arrested seven people for celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in the T20 match. But the viral video is from 2017 and it had created much controversy then.
Uttar Pradesh police have so far arrested seven people for celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in the T20 World Cup match. As per reports, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said that those celebrating Pakistan’s victory will face sedition charges.
In this context, a video of a man in uniform thrashing three youths inside a vehicle and forcing them to say “Pakistan Murdabad” is circulating on social media with the claim that this was how UP Police thrashed those celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in the T20 match.
However, India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the video is four years old and not connected to the recent developments.
The archived versions of the posts are saved here and here.
AFWA probe
Using InVID and reverse image search, we found that the video circulated widely on social media in 2017. Senior journalists such as Hamid Mir and Ahmer Khan had tweeted the video claiming it to be from Kashmir.
This is an act of weakness from an Army who cannot win Kashmir.Indian soldiers forcing Kashmiri students to raise slogans against Pakistan pic.twitter.com/0899xfwoYz — Hamid Mir (@HamidMirPAK) April 15, 2017
The video was also uploaded on YouTube on April 16, 2017, with the title: Indian Forces brutally beat up Kashmir Youth only to make them chant “Pakistan Murdabad”.
News websites such as “ScoopWhoop” and “The Indian Express” had reported about the video in 2017. But it was
not clear who shot the video and where it was shot.
The video created controversy on social media, forcing the Army to take note. Defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia had said the veracity of the video was being ascertained, according to “The Indian Express” report. “Action will be taken against those found guilty of misconduct,” Col Kalia had added.
Therefore, it is confirmed that though celebrations broke out in parts of India after its defeat to Pakistan in the T20 match, the video in question is at four years old.
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