Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Old Mumbai Bar Raid Video Falsely Linked to UP Temple
A video showing women coming out from a hidden space in a building is being shared on social media.
Some people say it shows a temple in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, where women were doing illegal work.
But this is not true.
The video is actually from a bar in Mumbai where police found women hiding.
Sharing old videos with false stories can cause confusion and spread wrong information.
A video of women climbing out of a hidden space is being shared widely on social media.
The video is falsely claimed to show a temple in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, where sex work was allegedly happening.
The video is actually from a bar in Mumbai where police conducted a raid.
The false claim aims to mislead viewers about the location and context of the video.
Sharing old videos with false information can cause confusion and spread misinformation.
- Who
- Social media users
- What
- False claim about a video
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- India
- Why
- To mislead about the location and context of the video
- Original Location
- Mumbai
- Claimed Location
- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Video Content
- Women climbing out of a cavity in the floor of an establishment
- Nature of Claim
- Sex work under a temple in Gorakhpur
- Verification Status
- False