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PIB Debunks Misleading Protest Videos as Delhi Police Clarifies Gurdwara Clip
Some videos online were said to show events at protests in Delhi.
The Press Information Bureau checked several of them and said the claims were misleading or false.
One video said to show a protest at Jantar Mantar was actually from a protest at Aligarh Muslim University.
Another old video was wrongly described as showing police firing at protesters.
The agency also rejected claims that officials dumped garbage to disrupt protests.
Delhi Police explained that officers in a Gurdwara Bangla Sahib video were walking through a passage used by devotees.
Police said the video was shared to cause religious offence and said legal action was being started.
The protests are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral-roll irregularities.
Delhi Police said a viral clip showed officers in a common passage at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, not entering the shoe-free area while wearing shoes.
Police said the clip was circulated with malicious intent and that legal action was being initiated.
PIB Fact Check said footage claimed to show a Jantar Mantar protest was actually from a protest at Aligarh Muslim University.
PIB also debunked an old video falsely claimed to show Delhi Police opening fire during the current protest.
The agency rejected social media claims that authorities deliberately dumped garbage to disrupt protests in Delhi.
- Who
- The Press Information Bureau (PIB), Delhi Police, and protesters led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), alongside Opposition and student groups.
- What
- Authorities debunked or clarified social media videos and claims linked to Delhi protests.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and other parts of Delhi; the Gurdwara clip concerned Gurdwara Bangla Sahib. One misattributed protest video was from Aligarh Muslim University.
- When
- Amid the ongoing protests; no specific date is stated.
- Why
- Protesters are demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls; authorities addressed misleading posts circulating about the protests.
Key facts
- Fact-checking agency
- Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar and other parts of Delhi
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Stated reason for demand
- Alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Misattributed protest footage
- The footage was from a protest at Aligarh Muslim University, not the ongoing Jantar Mantar protest
- Police firing claim
- PIB Fact Check said the video was old and shared with a misleading claim
- Gurdwara video explanation
- Delhi Police said officers were in a common passage used by devotees on the way to the area where shoes are removed
Quotes
Delhi Police
Delhi law enforcement agency commenting on the viral Gurdwara Bangla Sahib video
“In the circulated video some police staff is shown walking in the common passage, used by all devotees to reach the point where shoes are taken off to enter the Gurdwara. The process is the same for all devotees coming to Gurdwara. The video showing the same is attached.”
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“The video has been circulated deliberately with malicious intent, to outrage the feelings of a respectable religious community and is prejudicial to the religious harmony. Legal action is being initiated.”
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