Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Ranka Visuals Misidentified as Man Behind Nepal-Style Violence Call
People online shared a picture showing Ashutosh Ranka and some members of his party after they were attacked.
A bearded man could be seen in the background.
Some users said this man was the same person who appeared in a video calling for “Nepal-style violence.”
They used the claim to accuse the party of working with violent people.
The report says that identification is incorrect.
The man in the picture and the man in the video are not the same person.
The visuals were connected to an incident near a school in Rajasthan.
The claim spread through social media.
Social media users shared visuals of Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka and party members after an attack near a school in Rajasthan.
The posts highlighted a bearded man visible in the background of the visuals.
Users compared that man with someone shown calling for “Nepal-style violence” during a protest march.
The claim accused the Cockroach Janta Party of working with people who threatened violence.
The report concludes that the man seen with Ranka is not the same person who made the violence call.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, party members, and two visually similar men shown in separate contexts.
- What
- Social media users incorrectly claimed that a man seen with Ranka was the person who called for “Nepal-style violence.”
- When
- The date is not specified in the provided report.
- Where
- Near a school in Rajasthan; the violence call was made during a protest march.
- Why
- Users shared the claim to accuse the Cockroach Janta Party of working with people who threatened violence.
Social Media Claim
Report’s Finding
Identity of the bearded man
Social Media Claim
The man seen in the background with Ashutosh Ranka was allegedly the same man who called for “Nepal-style violence.”
Report’s Finding
The man shown with Ranka is not the same person as the man who made the violence call.
Alleged party association
Social Media Claim
The claim used the supposed identification to accuse the Cockroach Janta Party of working with people who threatened violence.
Report’s Finding
Because the identification is incorrect, the visuals do not establish that association.
- Person shown with party members
- Ashutosh Ranka, spokesperson for the Cockroach Janta Party
- Incident location
- Near a school in Rajasthan
- Online claim
- The bearded man in the visuals was allegedly the person who called for “Nepal-style violence.”
- Reported finding
- The two men are not the same person.
- Claim’s implication
- Users accused the Cockroach Janta Party of working with violent people.