Video footage of a mob beating two policemen has gone viral on social media. It also shows the crowd attacking another officer who tried to save his colleague. The video has been shared with the viral claim, “The incident is from Bareilly. Civil Lines News police were beaten for giving a ticket. This is a challenge to the law. It is being said that the area was Muslim dominated where the law is not followed.”
घटना बरेली की है। सिविल लाईन्स न्यूज़ पुलिस द्वारा चालान काटने पर लोगों ने उनकी पिटाई की जो कानून को चुनौती है! बताया जा रहा है को वो मुस्लिम इलाका है जहाँ कानून नहीं चलता। pic.twitter.com/BUOYCTORrv
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The video is quite widespread on Facebook. Alt News has also received verification requests on its WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160).
The same clip was earlier shared in March with users questioning how policemen can protect Hindus in Rajasthan’s Mewat if they themselves are not safe. “Being a Hindu in a Muslim-dominated area is hellish,” the claim further said. (Archive link)https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fpriyankajha0&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1374290720853532674&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.altnews.in%2Fvideo-of-cop-beaten-up-by-crowd-shared-with-false-anti-muslim-narrative%2F&sessionId=7aad93c72e2f9bf1a8edca03b5ac56c4e71d015a&siteScreenName=AltNews&theme=light&widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&width=550px
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