Fact Check: This video DOESN'T show cops beating Bhim Army worker for insulting Lord Ram
India Today Fact Check found that the video shows the Maharashtra police beating up a BJP leader called Shivraj Nariyalwale in 2021.
India Today Fact Check
A video of policemen allegedly beating up Bhim Army activist Suresh Jatav has been widely shared on social media. Sharing the video, an X user wrote, “Bhim Army activist Suresh Jatav was hurling indecent abuses at our revered Lord Shri Ram. Then the police very lovingly explained to Suresh Jatav that you shouldn't do that, son.”
India Today Fact Check found that the video shows Maharashtra police beating up Bharatiya Janata Party’s Shivraj Nariyalwale in 2021.
OUR PROBE
Reverse-searching frames from the video led us to a post by the news agency ANI from May 27, 2021, featuring images identical to those in the viral video. According to the post, the BJP’s Shivraj Nariyalwale was thrashed by the police after his family vandalised a hospital following the death of a patient.
We also found the video posted by News18 Marathi on May 27, 2021. The news outlet reported that police thrashed a BJP worker after he barged into a Covid-19 hospital and vandalised the intensive care unit.
On May 28, 2021, current Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked then-CM Uddhav Thackeray to take action against Nariyalwale. He also mentioned in his post that Nariyalwale was the district General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in Maharashtra’s Jalna.
Notably, we did not find any credible news reports about a Bhim Army activist called Suresh Jatav making derogatory remarks about Hindu deities. Thus, we concluded that the viral claim is false.
A video of policemen allegedly beating up Bhim Army activist Suresh Jatav has been widely shared on social media. Sharing the video, an X user wrote, “Bhim Army activist Suresh Jatav was hurling indecent abuses at our revered Lord Shri Ram. Then the police very lovingly explained to Suresh Jatav that you shouldn't do that, son.”
India Today Fact Check found that the video shows Maharashtra police beating up Bharatiya Janata Party’s Shivraj Nariyalwale in 2021.
OUR PROBE
Reverse-searching frames from the video led us to a post by the news agency ANI from May 27, 2021, featuring images identical to those in the viral video. According to the post, the BJP’s Shivraj Nariyalwale was thrashed by the police after his family vandalised a hospital following the death of a patient.
We also found the video posted by News18 Marathi on May 27, 2021. The news outlet reported that police thrashed a BJP worker after he barged into a Covid-19 hospital and vandalised the intensive care unit.
On May 28, 2021, current Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked then-CM Uddhav Thackeray to take action against Nariyalwale. He also mentioned in his post that Nariyalwale was the district General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in Maharashtra’s Jalna.
Notably, we did not find any credible news reports about a Bhim Army activist called Suresh Jatav making derogatory remarks about Hindu deities. Thus, we concluded that the viral claim is false.