A video is being shared on social media with a claim that a BJP leader in Bihar recently attacked the District Collector there.
“Bihar BJP MLA Attack Dist Collector 🙈
Shame on This Goons Of BJP” the caption read.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found it to be misleading.
We ran a search using keywords ‘BJP MLA Attack District Collector’ and found a report by ZEE News dated January 17, 2018, featuring the same video.
According to the report, the incident is from Jharkhand, where BJP leader Rajdhani Yadav, argued and attacked the District Transport Officer (DTO) of Latehar, F Barla, for removing a nameplate from his vehicle that bore his designation and name.
The video was tweeted by newswire ANI.
#WATCH Latehar: BJP leader Rajdhani Yadav slaps and argues with District transport officer over removal of a nameplate from his personal car. Yadav was later arrested. #Jharkhand pic.twitter.com/TPOBmqwUWv
— ANI (@ANI) January 17, 2018
The above information proves that the claim attached to the video is misleading and false.
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