Pakistan PM Imran Khan shared a video claiming that it shows police brutality against Muslims in Uttar Pradesh.
The PM tweeted, “Indian police’s pogrom against Muslims in UP.” But later the video tweet was deleted.
Here are the screenshots:
The same video was circulated by many Twitter, Facebook users with the claim that it shows police action on people protesting against the newly amended citizenship law and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.
Asam me NRC lagu, logo ko gharoo se uthana shuru ho chuka h.
News wale aapko ye nahi dekhayegi, kyun ki wo bik chuki h, ab aapki aur humari zimmadari h is video ko ziyada se ziyada share karne ki.#policewalegundde pic.twitter.com/jkJVwg9eDf— mr Khalifa (@ah1_anwar) January 2, 2020
Assam me NRC lagu,
*Musalmaano ka Qatle-E-amm shuru*
*News wale ye apko nahi dikhayenge*
Ab ye apki aur hamari zimmedari hainAger dusre *musalmaan ki jaan ki kuch fikar hoto* isko zaroor share kariye apne sare contacts number per pic.twitter.com/d4MHGfpMBE
— Syed Nawaid Ali (@SyedNawaidAli1) January 3, 2020
The caption of the video reads: ”Assam me NRC lagu, logo ko gharoo se uthana shuru ho chuka hai. Media wale aapko ye nahi dekhayegi, kyun ki wo biik chuki hai ab aapki aur hamari zimmadari hai is video ko ziyada se ziyada share kare.”
Translation: NRC has been implemented in Assam, and now people are being picked up from their houses. Media won’t show this to you but it is our responsibility to show it to you.
FACT CHECK
Firstly, looking closely at the video reveals that the cops have ‘RAB’ (Rapid Action Battalion) imprinted on their uniforms. RAB is the anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh police.
Secondly, using relevant keywords, we found the same video uploaded on YouTube on June 22, 2014 captioned as, ”5 May 2013 RAB & Police killing metion in Bangladesh.”
It shows police action against a group called ‘Hefazat-e-Islam’ that had organised a protest in the capital to call for stronger Islamic policies.
We also came across news reports by various publications like BBC and Livemint which had reported on the violence in Dhaka.
According to a May 6, 2013 report in BBC, ”At least 27 people have been killed and dozens hurt after police and Islamist protesters clashed in Bangladesh.”
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