A picture of a scuffle with a policeman is being shared on social media claiming it to be from Bengal. Taking a dig at this picture, users wrote – A dentist from Dhaka inspecting the jaw of a Kolkata police constable. Truth of the viral photo… To know the truth of the viral photo, we did a reverse search of it. On searching, we found this photo with information on the Facebook page of Rajasthan Patrika. Link to the post… Rajasthan Patrika had shared this photo on 28 May 2016. At the same time, its caption reads – When the carts were removed, he crossed all limits, misbehaved with the head constable, grabbed his mouth when he refused. In the next phase of investigation, we searched the related keywords, and we found a news related to this matter on Bhaskar’s website itself. Link to the news… Actually, this case of 27 May 2016 is from Jodhpur city of Rajasthan. When crane in-charge traffic head constable Shobharam along with his staff reached Ghantaghar to remove the handcart drivers standing in the middle of the road, a handcart driver grabbed his mouth and started hitting him and later let him go after making the head constable apologize. The next day of this incident, ACP Ayub Khan along with the traffic force took action against vehicles parked in no-parking areas, encroachment around shops and handcart drivers at Ghantaghar. The team seized vehicles parked in no-parking areas and took action against 19 vehicles and shops by removing encroachment. It is clear that the claim being made with the viral photo on social media is completely false. ——————————————————————————————————— Read other news related to fact check… Fake news exposed: Was a man seen walking on the road with a gun in his hand during the Murshidabad violence? Know the truth of the viral video On April 11, people protesting against the new Waqf law in Murshidabad, West Bengal started vandalizing and looting shops and houses. After this, violence started between the Hindu and Muslim community. Since then, many videos of violence are being shared on social media. One such video has surfaced in which a man wearing a helmet is seen walking on the road with a gun in his hand. It is being claimed that this video is from the Murshidabad violence. Read the full news…
